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- Russian Resources (Human Languages Page)
- Russian Words in English With Pictures
Loads slowly with the pictures.
- Russian (Cyrillic) Fonts
- Russian
- English to Russian Translator (Sinyagin)
Translates English words into Russian and gives alternative contexts. Does not require Russian fonts to be downloaded. 6-00
- Nuclear Arms Treaty to Reduce USA and Russian Stockpiles (BBC News)
Russia and the USA will sign a treaty to reduce nuclear stockpiles. "The two leaders hope to cut the number of nuclear warheads on each side from their current levels of between 6,000 and 7,000 to between 1,700 and 2,200 over the next 10 years." 5-02
- Search Engine in Russian and English (Russia on the Net)
Searches the Web in either English or Russian. 6-02
- -Awesome Library in Russian (Promt)
Provides online translations of the Web through the Awesome Library, using Promt's translator. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02
- Russian Translation of the Web - English Instructions (Promt)
Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select "English to Russian," and then select Translate. You will need to have Russian fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Russian. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02
- Russian Grammar (Bucknell University - Beard)
Provides lessons by parts of speech. 7-02
- Russian Version of Google Search Engine (Google.com)
Provides searches of the Web in Russian. 7-02
- Russian Translations (LangtoLang.com)
Provides translations of words from English to Russian and Russian to English. 7-02
- News in Russian (BB News)
Provides news in Russian. 8-02
- 10-16-02 Russian Space Rocket Blows Up (The Australian)
"A Russian rocket exploded in mid-air seconds after blasting off, killing one man and injuring eight, emergency officials said."
"The Soyuz is a workhorse of space which has been used since 1963."
"It is widely considered rugged, reliable and cheap, with more than 1,500 manned and unmanned missions to its credit."
- -See and Hear Web Pages in English, Russian, or Other Languages (Awesome Library)
Awesome Talkster allows you to hear Web pages. You can, for example, set the voice to Russian and start with www.translate.ru/srvurl.asp?lang=en (put www.awesomelibrary.org for Address under the Online Translator) to see and hear the Web in Russian. By adding a voice to Web pages, children and teens can learn to pronounce words as they read them. Awesome Talkster includes an animated character, providing synchronized highlighting so that children can follow along even more easily. This multi-sensory approach is a powerful method for improving reading skills. Online books for children and teens to practice their reading skills are available in the Awesome Library. 1-03
- 12-22-03 Russians Make Deal With Iraqis (ChannelNewsAsia.com)
"The head of the Iraqi Governing Council said after Kremlin talks that Moscow was ready to forgive at least some of Iraqi debts and in return Russian companies could work in Iraq." 12-03
- Russian Flash Cards (StudyStack.com)
Provides flash cards to help the language. 10-04
- Russian Encyclopedia (Wikipedia.org)
Provides over 1,000 articles in the language. 12-04
- -08-05-05 Russian Mini-Sub Stuck in Deep Ocean Waters (CBS News)
"A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck with a dangerously limited air supply 625 feet down on the Pacific floor Friday. A Russian vessel arrived to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts." 8-05
- -08-05-05 Russian Mini-Sub Stuck - Super Scorpio Rescuer (GlobalSecurity.org)
"The Super Scorpio remote operated vehicle (ROV) is equipped with remotely operated video cameras and robotic manipulators. Deep Submergence Unit (DSU) Unmanned Vehicle Detachment (UMA Det) personnel operate the vehicle from Naval Air Station North Island, CA. The US Navy has two Super Scorpio ROVs, each equipped with two heavy-lift hydraulic manipulators: one five-function and one seven-function position-feedback. Super Scorpios have a maximum operating depth of about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters)." 8-05
- 08-06-05 Russians Attempt Mini-Sub Rescue (MSNBC News)
"Russian crews labored late Saturday to drag up a mini-submarine snarled in a seabed antenna deep in the Pacific, hoping to get the seven trapped crewmen close enough to the surface to escape before their air supply ran out." 08-05
- -01-02-06 Russian-Ukrain Conflict on Gas Affects Europe (CNN News)
"A move by Russia's state-owned natural gas monopoly Gazprom to suspend supplies to Ukraine has sparked a war of words between the two countries and disrupted gas flows to other parts of Europe." 12-05
- -03-23-06 Russian Official May Have Given Iraq U.S. War Plans (ABC News)
"Following are the ABC News Investigative Unit's summaries of five documents from Saddam Hussein's government, which the U.S. government has released." 03-06
- -05-11-06 Russian President: Arms Race With U.S. Not Over Yet (MSNBC News)
"President Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that the U.S.-Russian arms race is not over and called for a strengthening of his nation's nuclear and conventional forces so Moscow can better resist foreign pressure."
"The remarks, in his seventh state of the nation address since taking power in 2000, follow increasingly sharp criticism of Russia's democratic and foreign policy directions from the United States, including a harsh rebuke by Vice President Dick Cheney last week in Lithuania." 05-06
- -06-28-06 Putin Orders Hunt for Killers of Russians in Iraq (Bloomberg.com)
"Russian President Vladimir Putin told his security services to find and kill those responsible for the deaths of four Russian diplomats in Iraq, after Russian lawmakers blamed the U.S. for rising violence in that country."
" 'It is our deep conviction' that the U.S. could have prevented the tragedy, lawmakers said in the resolution, which was supported by 425 of the lower house's 450 members. The killings 'were made possible first of all because of the growing crisis in the country as the occupying forces increasingly lose control of the situation.' '' 06-06
- -08-11-08 Bush: Russian Aggression "Unacceptable" (MSNBC News)
"Putting the crisis between Russia and Georgia at the top of his agenda as he returned from the Beijing Olympics, President Bush on Monday said Moscow had 'invaded a sovereign neighboring state.' " 08-08
- -08-14-08 Editorial: Staring Down the Russians (Time.com - Brzezinski)
"The end of the cold war was supposed to usher in a new age in which the major powers would no longer dictate to their neighbors how to run their affairs. That is why Russia's invasion of Georgia is so tragic and so potentially ominous." 08-08
- -01-23-09 Why Europe Needs Russian Oil (Time.com)
"Moscow sent a chilly reminder, over the New Year, of the urgency behind Europe's quest to wean itself off a dependence on Russian natural gas. Millions of Germans, Slovaks, Bulgarians, Moldovans and Italians were left without heat for a week in sub-zero temperatures, as a result of a commercial dispute between Russia and Ukraine — Moscow had turned off the gas supply piped across the vast former Soviet Republic, hoping to turn up the heat on the Western-aligned government in Kiev by turning off the heat in Europe. Restarting the flow required urgent diplomatic shuttling by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders. But as much as the episode highlighted the problem of depending on energy supplies from an increasingly churlish Russia, finding alternative supply sources will be far from simple." 01-09
- Russia - Memories of the Russian Court (Atchison)
Provides an online book, written in 1923 by Vyrurbova. 6-99
- Russian History and Geography (Emulate Me)
Provides a history, as well as demographic information on Russia. 11-99
- Russia and the Future - A Survey of Russians (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Provides a summary of a survey of Russians to determine their views of the future of Russia. 7-01
- Russian Translation of the Web - Russian Instructions (Promt)
Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select "English to Russian," and then select Translate. You will need to have Russian fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Russian. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02
- 03-07-05 Chechen Leader Killed by Russians (Guardian Unlimited)
"The Russian military today said it had killed the Chechen rebel leader, Aslan Maskhadov, one of its most wanted men, in a 'special operation'." 3-05
- Chinese Culture (Wonderful China)
Provides information on Chinese culture in Russian. 7-00
- Cats by Breed (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides information on cats by breed. Click on the name of the cat (on the left side of their Web page) for additional information on each breed. Includes Abyssinian, American Curl, American Shorthair, American Wirehair, Balinese, Bengal, Birman, Bombay, British Shorthair, Burmese, Burmilla, Chartreux, Colorpoint Shorthair, Cornish Rex, Cymric, Devon Rex, Egyptian Mau, Exotic Shorthair, Foreign Burmese, Havanna Brown, Himalayan, Japanese Bobtail, Javanese, Kashmir, Korat, Maine Coon, Manx, Norwegian Forest Cat, Ocicat, Oriental Longhair, Oriental Shorthair, Persian, Peke-faced Persian, Ragdoll, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, Siamese, Siberian, Singapura, Somali, Sphynx, Tonkinese, Turkish Angora, and Turkish Van. 8-00
- Russia
- Rulers by Country - P-R (Schulz)
Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Palau, Panama, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation (USSR), and Rwanda. leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00
- Translator (Alta Vista)
Provides word translations between English and eight other languages, without the use of language fonts. Included are French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. educacion 4-01
- Invasive Species - Terrestrial Plants (InvasiveSpecies.gov)
Provides profiles of damaging plants that grow on land, including Downy brome, Garlic mustard, Hogweed, Japanese honeysuckle, Japanese knotweed, Kudzu, Leafy spurge, Mile-A-Minute Weed, Multiflora rose, Musk thistle, Russian olive, Saltcedar, Scotch broom, Scotch thistle, Spotted knapweed, Tree-of-heaven, and Yellow star thistle. 12-01
- Language Translators (SearchEnginez.com)
Provides translations between English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and other languages. 7-02
- -Online Translator (WorldLingo.com)
Provides online translations between English, Greek, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Japanese for up to 150 words. 04-08
- News in Uzbek (BB News)
Provides news in Uzbek. 8-02
- Multilingual Text-to-Speech Engines (Microsoft)
Provides free programs that convert online text to speech in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, and British English. The free voice engines vary in their quality. Some are not very good. For instance, the Korean voice does not seem to recognize the Korean fonts. The Spanish voice, however, reads text written in Spanish in an understandable way. Requires software to connect the voice programs with a browser. Such a program is available for free here. 9-02
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- 12-23-03 Beagle 2 Sets Down on Mars (UPI.com)
"Early Christmas morning, London time, a 70-pound British spacecraft, launched last June aboard a Russian rocket and hitchhiking behind a sophisticated European Space Agency orbital vehicle, is set to touch down on the surface of Mars. The lander, named the Beagle 2 -- in honor of the sailing ship that transported Charles Darwin on his historic voyage to the Galapagos Islands in 1831 -- represents an ingenious but daring entry in what is becoming a race to explore the red planet and establish once and for all whether it ever has harbored living organisms." 12-03
- Sharapova Beats Williams at Wimbledon (Fox News)
"Sharapova became the first Russian to win a Wimbledon (search) singles title, and the third youngest women's champion in history." 7-04
- 09-04-04 Putin: Attack Against Russia (CNN News)
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the hostage massacre in Beslan an attack on the entire country and made a surprising admission of weakness in the face of terrorism." 8-04
- 09-04-04 School Siege Ends in Many Deaths (CBS News)
"More than 340 people, including 155 children, were killed in the violence that ended a hostage standoff with militants at a southern Russian school, a prosecutor said Saturday. President Vladimir Putin accused the attackers of trying to spark an ethnic conflict that would engulf Russia's troubled Caucasus Mountains region."
" 'Even alongside the most cruel attacks of the past, this terrorist act occupies a special place because it was aimed at children,' he said during a meeting with regional officials, which was broadcast on Russian television." "Putin called Saturday for a new approach to law enforcement in the wake of the school hostage crisis, and pledged the reform would be in accordance with the nation's constitution."
"Putin said international terrorists had declared "a full-scale war" against Russia, and that due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the nation was weakened and unable to respond as effectively as it must." 8-04
- 09-15-04 Moher Makes Impossible Choice (CNN News)
"After more than 24 hours in captivity in Beslan School No. 1 with her two daughters, Anetta had to make a choice."
"The hostage-takers had struck a deal with a Russian negotiator to let a small group of mothers leave the school with their infants, but any older children would have to stay." 9-04
- -10-21-04 Russia's Putin Endorses Bush (RussiaJournal.com)
"Now Bush has been given an endorsement – something he probably did not ask for, and hardly needs – from Vladimir Putin. The first result of that endorsement is that the Russian TV and press controlled by the Kremlin will also endorse Bush, in their fashion." 10-04
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