ResearchGuides: Russian and Eastern European Studies: Statistics, Maps, Multimedia

Sources on economy: Russian Federation

BOFIT (Bank of Finland): Forecast for Russia Twice a year, the economic outlook for Russia is analysed in the BOFIT Forecast for Russia, which is part of the Bank of Finland’s international economic forecasting.
BOFIT (Bank of Finland): Russia Statistics This page collates statistical data on the development of Russia’s economy, central government finances and money markets. Data sources: Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russian Central Bank, Ministry of Finance, IMF.
Finrusresearch: Talouselämän Venäjä-tietoa (in Finnish) Finrusresearch-sivusto kokoaa talouselämän Venäjä-tietoa. Sivuston tavoitteena on tukea tiedonvaihtoa Venäjän markkinoille suuntautuvien suomalaisyritysten ja Venäjä-tutkimusta tekevien suomalaisten yliopistojen ja tutkimuslaitosten sekä muiden Venäjä-toimijoiden välillä. Sivuston ylläpidosta vastaa Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulun Kansainvälisten markkinoiden tutkimuskeskus CEMAT (Center for Markets in Transition).

Statistics: Russian Federation

Statistics: Eastern Europe

Statistics: Imperial Russia

Динамика экономического и социального развития Российской империи в XIX - начале ХХ вв. Russian economic and sociohistorical statistics from the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The statistics open as Excel files. Project by Moscow State University, Faculty of History.
Динамика российской промышленности за 1887 – 1913 гг. Statistics on economic development in Russia from 1887 to 1913. Project by Moscow State University, Faculty of History.

Maps

You may copy and redistribute maps and other copyrighted pictorial
material in a critical or scientific presentation (e.g. master's thesis)
on these two conditions:

The picture has to have an essential connection with your text
You would use the picture to illustrate or clarify your text

Remixing, transforming, or building upon the material is allowed only
with permission from the copyright owner.
Some maps are free from copyrights. Please check the terms of use
from the info icon after the links below!
In all cases, remember to credit the source of the material you have
used in your work.

OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the whole world that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license. You can use OpenStreetMap mapping and data without charge subject to two conditions; firstly that you attribute your use of OpenStreetMap appropriately and secondly that you share any corrections or improvements back with the project as appropriate ( = CC BY-SA).
How to use OpenStreetMap
Imperiia: Mapping the Russian Empire The Imperiia Project is a historical geographic information system that exists for a simple purpose: to promote the study of Russia's spatial history. The content of the Imperiia Project carries a CC BY-NC-SA license = you are welcome to use the data, analysis and maps for your own purposes so long as you: 1. Cite this project (do not claim the content as your own); 2. Share and share alike (do not deny access to others); 3. Use it for personal and academic purposes.
How to use Imperiia
Quick start video on how to use Imperiia & other WorldMap materials
WorldMap Help (pdf)
The National Library of Russia: digitized maps 4000 digitized items: Russian maps and atlases from the 18th century; city plans of St. Petersburg from the 18th to the 20th c.; plans of Russian governorates and cities; maps of Siberia, Far East and Alaska from the 18th to the 20th c.; foreign world maps representing Russia in the 16th and the 17th c. You may copy and redistribute the material on these two conditions: 1) Cite the source & www.nlr.ru and 2) Use it only for non-commercial purposes. Remixing or transforming not allowed.
The map collection of the Slavonic Library The collection consists of over 2000 maps in print. The maps and atlases of the collection represent Russia, Soviet Union and Eastern Europe mainly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Maps can be studied as reading room loans, and therefore you need to make a request beforehand in the National Library of Finland Search Service.
Руниверс - Исторические карты

News sources

Integrum Integrum is a large electronic collection of Russian and CIS mass media. Integrum databases cover newspapers, magazines, teletypes of information agencies, analytical and statistical bulletins, texts of laws and decrees etc. Accessible in UH, UEF, JY, TaY, TY and ÅA networks.
The Guardian: New East network The Guardian with its partners offers reports, analysis and insights on Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
EurasiaNet EurasiaNet.org provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey, and Southwest Asia. Operated by the Eurasia Program of the Open Society Foundations.
Baltic News Network Business news portal Baltic News Network was launched in 2010 to provide objective and immediate information on both Latvian and global economic, social and politic events. The portal is available in three languages: Latvian, English and Russian.
Balkan Insight Balkan Insight is the leading news site covering the Western Balkans Region. Correspondents are drawn from across the former Yugoslavia and Albania, Bulgaria and Romania and the site is widely regarded as the only source of balanced reporting providing copy in English to international journalistic standards. Balkan Insight is a product of BIRN, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, a group of affiliated charitable organisations from across the region.

Films

Mosfilm: more than 500 films available for
free online viewing

Mosfilm Mosfilm is the undisputed leader of the Russian film industry. Concern produces almost all the Russian motion pictures, television and video products. Its output includes most of the widely acclaimed Soviet-era films.

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