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Links to sites concerning anthropology, demography, sociology, ethnic groups, women and gender studies, and the diaspora.



Civil Society and NGOs

Институт Октрытое общество – Фонд Сороса Россий (http://www.osi.ru/web/homepage.nsf)
Open Society Institute - Moscow Office.

Общество... благотворительность, социальная помощь [организации] (http://catalog.aport.ru/rus/themes.aspx?id=2642&r=0)
"Aport" listing of organizations in various categories. In Russian.

Women's Studies

Russian Feminism Resources (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2533/russfem.html)
Web portal for information about feminism in Russia. Links to resources by category as well as books and reading lists, and more. In English and Russian.

Ethnic Minorities in Russia

Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire (http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/livonians.shtml)
While the introductory information has a particular political viewpoint, this is a good online source for information about the many ethnic minority groups in Russia. Alphabetical list provides information from Abazians to Yukaghirs.

Diaspora

Планета диаспор (http://www.diasp.ru/russia/)
Meeting place for diasporas. Links to information intended for the Russians living abroad. In Russian.

RusGlobus: All Russian World (http://www.rusglobus.net/rg%5Fen/rusglobus%5Fen.htm)
A public information and collaboration portal (created in 1999) of a worldwide community of Russian-speaking people. In Russian, French, and English.

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