Some other important links:
Official Russia The Presidential website The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs The State Duma The Federation CounsilThe Ombudsman's office
Yandex.ruSearching engine for the Russian web resources – both in English and Russian.www.yandex.ru/index_engl.html
Aport.ruSearching engine for the Russian web resources – both in English and Russian. A lot of links206.252.131.109/en/defeng.asp
Strana.ruRussian national information servicerussia.strana.ru
Allnews.ruShort newsallnews.ru
Netmedia.ruwww.netmedia.ru
Lonely Planet: RussiaA reliable source of general tourists information (when and where to go, health riscs, costs, etc.)www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/russia
Russia.comGeneral information about Russia. News, weather, etc.www.russia.com
Gazeta.ruDaily online Russian newspaper covering a wide range of topics dealing with Russian politics, society and culturewww.gazeta.ru
Government.ruThe official site of the Russian Governmentwww.government.ru/english
The Moscow Expat SiteA web site intended for English speakers residing in Moscow and all of Russiawww.expat.ru
Click here for more links with a lot of information about Russia and CIS. You can learn about history, geography, politics, entertainment, etc.