internet research assignment
Internet Links:
A Moscow newspaper with a good culture section:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/index.html
This is the best description of Russian culture by a Russian woman. This site really is a dating/marriage service, but the frank descriptions this woman put into her section about the Russians is truly remarkable. I have not found a better description in ten years of teaching this course. Of course, I am not advocating or encouraging the service.
http://www.womenrussia.com/russians.htm
An old standby from the Soviet days:
http://russianlife.com/archive/
This is a quirky site with incredible photography of Russia new and old. One warning: this is a European site and does not subscribe to the censorship of American media.
http://englishrussia.com/
Books
My favorite book on traditional Russian culture and history:
Suzanne Massie, Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia