Russia
The Russian State and Government Basic political information courtesy of the Russian Embassy.
Elections in Russia Election results in the post-Soviet era.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Russia's Workers: Why They Go Without Wages A Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty overview of the problem of unpaid wages.
Pay Us Our Wages! Web campaign of the ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions) to draw attention to the problem of wage arrears. Contains links to Russian trade unions, as well as to general reports about labor and living conditions in Russia.
BBC
News | Europe | Duma holds fire on Yeltsin's candidate Latest
on the government shakeup and opposition in the Duma.
Czech Republic
Prague Castle President Havel's web page.
Czech Republic Info Basic information about Czech politics: the Constitution, the structure of the political system, elections, etc.
The Former and Present Yugoslavia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Official Web Site
Serbia info Everything you ever wanted to know about Serbia.
Serbian Unity Congress A international pan-Serbian organization committed to "ensuring the continuation of the Serbian heritage."
CROATIA - General information
Republic of Srpska Homepage The Serbian portion of Bosnia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Basic information courtesy of the Bosnian embassy in the United States.
Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Office established to oversee the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords.
General
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty An excellent source of information on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Also contains live web broadcasts in many languages of the region. A great way to improve your Albanian, Tajik, Turkmen, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Tatar-Bashkir...
1997 Year In Review Radio Free Europe report on political and economic developments across Eastern Europe in 1997.
EBRD Transition Report 1997 Annual survey by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development of economic trends in Eastern Europe.
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