Librarian/Curator for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
Alena Aissing
Contact:
A1540 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-206-0324
Research Assistance
Research assistance in the social sciences and humanities is available at the Charles E. Young Research Library. See Research Help for complete Library research support options.
Russia Specific Resources
Selected Image Resources
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Wikimedia CommonsPublic domain and freely-licensed images, sound, and video. Note the ability to browse by classification (topics, locations, media type, and more!) in addition to keyword searching.
Contemporary Russian Music
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FarFromMoscowa central resource cataloging new music from the post-Soviet states, hosted by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at UCLA. (In English) Last edited in 2017.
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NEWSmusican internet portal containing Russian music press-releases and the archive. (In Russian)
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Denis Boyarinov's blogdedicated to contemporary Russian music. (In Russian) Last edited in 2012.
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BandCampinternational publishing platform for musicians, offers streaming music on-line, real-time statistics, and geo-tagging. (In English)
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PROMODJa publishing platform for Russian DJs and musicians, allows streaming music on-line, real-time statistics and search by place or region. (In Russian)
Where to Look for News, TV, Radio, Podcasts, Videos, Music and More...
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European FilmThis guide is intended as an entry point for the study of European film generally, and by selected individual country and regional filmmaking practices. It highlights major titles held at the UCLA Library, and some additional online resources with a primary focus on continental Europe. While many of the resources listed are written in English or English translation, some are available primarily in their original language.
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experiment.ruNews of culture, lifestyle, design and technology. (In Russian)
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Ezhednevnyi ZhurnalAfter the forced closure of Itogi (Conclusions) in 2014, its creators formed the Ezhednevnyi Zhurnal (Daily Journal)
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lookatme.ruNews of fashion, lifestyle, design, music, media and technology. (In Russian) Last updated in 2015.
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Moscow News — English versionArchive of the English translationof Moskovskie novosti, which was discontinued in 2017.
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openspace.ruOn-line publication dedicated to all aspects of contemporary Russian culture. (In Russian) Last updated in 2012.
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Radio Russia/Radio RossiiOfficial site currently inaccessible, but live broadcast can be accessed here. For more information on Radio Russia please view its Wikipedia page.
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Russian Translation ProsFree Russian on-line TV.
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Russia TodayThe first Russian 24/7 English-language news channel which brings the Russian view on global news. (In English)
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TV6/TVSFormer Russian TV channel.