The following Web sites will help augment the material in the text.
- Tour Armenia
It is not easy to find a more comprehensive site about Armenia. Click on "Star Gazing Through History" to learn about ancient Armenian astronomy dating back to the Metsamor Observatory, carved from rock more than 4500 years ago. Or take a virtual tour of Armenia's wildflowers. This site also links to businesses and news sources.
- Parliament of Georgia -- About Georgia
Provided by the Georgian government to introduce their country to the world, this site is worth exploring. The general information pages provides all the usual statistics but the images of this beautiful and rugged land make it worthwhile to investigate. The culture page includes architecture, visual art and performance art.
- Ukraine's Embassy
An independent country only since 1991, Ukraine is actually one of the cultural hearths of the former Russian Empire. This site has historical information about Ukraine as well as maps, cultural references, and tourism information.
- Russian Far East Phototrack
Explore the Russian Far East with virtual tours and photo galleries. You can link to maps, essays, and livecams to find out more about Russia's Pacific coast.
- Russian Cities on the Web
Discover Russia's urban areas by navigating this website. Compare the list of Soviet-era city names to their current (pre-Soviet) names: How many names of former rulers can you identify? From Akademgorodok to Zvenigorod, this site links you to communities throughout Russia.
- Baikal
This site contains information about the region around Lake Baikal, and was established by the Irkutsk State University. The site contains several links to information about the Lake, the area around it, and maps (in Russian) of the area.
- Russian Federation Social-Economic Regions
This Web site provides access to information organized on the basic regions of modern-day Russia. It includes several maps, access to topography, and information about each of the republic centers. Clicking on the links brings up general information about that center as well as additional links to information about the area, including history and current issues.
