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Resources

Utilize these resources to access resource guides, tutorials, Russian search engines, literature, newspapers, and magazines.

These links will help you practice your oral and reading skills, keep abreast of current events, expand your knowledge of Russian culture and consider additional opportunities to engage with Russian Studies.

Book

Dictionaries

Грамотa (in Russian) this resource searches across multiple dictionaries and includes a link for reader questions.

Даль the Russian equivalent of the OED, this dictionary is invaluable to students reading folklore or works from the 18th or 19th centuries.

Current Events, History & Culture

NYU Jordan Center for Study of Russia

This site includes links to podcasts, films, recorded lectures, cultural institutions and related mega-sites.
The Jordan Center Blog

The Jordan Center at NYU also has a blog site with guest essays by scholars from around the country and the world on Russia-related topics. 
Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies

This recorded lecture series from the University of Pittsburgh is designed to provide a set of alternative narratives.
Что случилось

This informative Russian-language podcast airs most weekdays and discusses current events. As part of Meduza, it is an independent news source that was banned in Russia after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Available on iTunes, Spotify, Google podcasts and other platforms.
The Eurasian Knot

A Soviet historian at the University of Pittsburgh, Sean Guillory, hosts and interviews professors, journalists, and artists who specialize in Russia and Eurasia on this podcast.
Wilson Center Cold War International History Project

Through this public digital archive, scholars, journalists and students can reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies.
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI)

This site has information about Ukrainian history and the current war, as well as ways to help.
Meduza

Explore this Estonia-based site with English-language and Russian-language reporting on Russia.

Web-Based Tutorials and Study Tools

AATSEEL's Index links to numerous online study aids and grammar drills.

LearningRussian.net links to reference guides, grammar help, on-line dictionaries and more.

Russian Interactive Online Reference Grammar by Robert Beard at Bucknell University, this resource provides grammar explanations, self-correcting exercises and additional helpful links.

Don't Forget Your Russian a handy new resource for keeping your Russian skills strong between semesters.

Russian Grammar Channel a helpful YouTube resource.

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Russian language proficiency guidelines with helpful examples.