In "Family Chat Corner", we invite our friends to publish information on "life" in our countries. This can be anything from how we celebrate holidays, spend time with family and friends, etc. Andrey and Masha Sebrant, from Moscow, are providing a monthly series on life in their family and community - we are so hopeful that others will do the same!
The St. Petersburg Press Culture and Lifestyle Guide contains information on food, stores, transportation, religious services, museums, business and travel, performing arts, music, and living in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Siberia is the one of the largest and often most misunderstood regions of Russia. Information about this emerging "lost" region collected on the new Siberia: Culture - Economy - Business server contains social, cultural, historical, geographical, business and economic facts.
Nate Lipsen and his wife, Deb, provide a fascinating (and beautifully illustrated) journal of their recent trip to Siberia). They are returning in May, 1996 and invite you to join them.
Visit the "HOME of the San Francsico Bay Area Russian Community". This page not only unites Russians of this magical town in California but also with the rest of the world. It is also a valuable resource for those planning to visit San Francisco.
The Creative Kids in Kamchatka Home Page is comprised of 5th and 11th grade students from the Far East Russian penninsula, Kamchatka. They have invited all to join them to become International Classmates for the '95-96 school year. Their teacher, Jon Lauritzen is from Minnesota and he will be teaching English language and also coordinating this Internet Project.
Russian Chronicles is a unique experiment in realtime, online, interactive photojournalism began September 11th, 1995 in Vladivostok, Russia, when Contact Press Images' photographer Gary Matoso and writer Lisa Dickey embarked upon a 5,000 mile, two month journey across the Russian heartland. Follow Gary and Lisa's adventure and even participate in their "first of its kind" project, which is being co-produced by FocalPoint f/8 along with World Media Network in Paris, France.
World Vision International, Russia, Belarus & Ukraine is a nonprofit, Christian humanitarian agency which works in over 65 countries - including several republics of the NIS. This server concentrates on their mission in Russia, Belarus & Ukraine.
YFU: Youth For Understanding International Exchange Program is a long-standing program which facilitates exchanges for high school and young college students. YFU has exchanges with a great number of countries including Russia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Dagestan - wild mountain villages, traditional people describes a 1992 trip by Paul Knott and others to this republic sandwiched between the Caucasus mountains and the Caspian Sea.
P. A. Todzia has provided an interesting, brief biography of Oksana Bayul -- the gold medalist ice skater -- originally from Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and now training in Connecticut.
Keena's Virtual Tour of Siberia in Summer lets you visit this part of the world through wonderful photos and see the beauty of Siberia in the summer.
A trip report from Steve Grimm's A Brief Visit to Russia from his 1993 trip is online. It includes a travelogue, descriptions of places of interest, and over 80 photos from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other places.
Garland Stephens has put together Images of Uzbekistan which not only contains the images and brief descriptions of his travels to this country but you also have the option of audio comments.
Tym Rondomanski forwarded us a message he received from Michael Allen about the recent tragic earthquake on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Robert and Cheryl Hosken, originally of Wisconsin but now living and working in Udmurtia, have put together a page about Life in the Republic of Udmurtia, an "autonomous republic" within the Russian Federation, about 1000 kilometers due east of Moscow.
Follow Bob Christ and John Lewis on their Journey to the North Pole where they went skydiving (yes, skydiving!) in Central Siberia.
The Moscow Children Computer Club has been in existence for 9 years. Visit their delightful and informative site in English or Russian.
Football is one of the United States most loved sports. Now find out about this sport in Russia from the The Russian Football Homepage. This great site includes information about teams, standings schedules and the history football in Russia.
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Last Modified October 24, 1995