Moscow Times
Moscow’s English-language daily newspaper, the best one-stop source of news.
Johnson’s Russia List
A comprehensive daily compilation of news reports on Russia.
Pro-Kremlin sites for daily news and commentary (in English):
Russia Profile
A weekly magazine format.
Itar-Tass
Official news agency
RIA-Novosti
Official news agency
Russia Today
English language TV channel.
The Kremlin
The Russian presidents’s official website (in English).
Independent or opposition-backed web sites:
Other Russia
Political news from the leading opposition group.
La Russophobe
Blog about Russian politics.
A Good Treaty
Blog about Russian politics.
Bears and Vodka
Blog about pop culture and daily life.
Other Points of View
Blog criticizing US media coverage of Russia.
Independent think tanks:
Carnegie Center, Moscow
Site of the leading independent think-tank in Moscow
Open Democracy
Liberal European commentary on current events in Russia.
Eurasia Daily Monitor
Daily analysis from the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, DC think-tank.
Russian Analytical Digest
Excellent bimonthly reports on various features of contemporary Russia politics from a European think tank.
Other sources
Listing of Russian TV available online
Kremlin sponsored TV in English:
Leading independent poll center
World Bank reports on the Russian economy
OECD reports on the Russian economy
Good photo collection, especially these scenes from the highway to Yakutsk
Web sites on the post-soviet states
BBC news index of stories and timelines for each country:
Best site for maps of the Former Soviet Union
Radio Liberty
News and analysis covering the whole region from US-funded Radio Liberty.
Eurasia Daily Monitor
Daily analysis from the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, DC think-tank.
Transitions Online
Articles on the region from Prague-based web magazine, archives from 1995.
Caucasian Analytical Digest
Excellent monthly reports on politics in the Caucasus from a European think tank.
Eurasianet
Analytical reports on current developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
International Crisis Group
Regular reports on conflict situations in Central Asia and the Caucasus, from an international think-tank.
Caucasus-Central Asia Analyst
News and analysis on Central Asia and the Caucasus.
BBC country profiles
Archive of recent stories about each country, plus historical timelines.
Freedom House
Nations in Transit annual country reports, archive back to 2003. Detailed analysis of politics and civil society in each country of the region from the US-based think-tank.