LibGuides: 21H.245[J]: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 1917 to the Present: Contemporary Resources on Russia and Ukraine

Current News on Russia and Ukraine

This section includes news resources available in English, categorized into groups.

Overview of Sources:

Analytical / Critical News in Aggregate:

Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Produced by a partner network that includes the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich, the RAD analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society.
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"The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society. Each issue contains original academic and policy relevant research articles by authors from across the globe, and topical statistical data, graphics and opinion polls."
Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA)
A collection of some of the major Russian independent media organizations (55 in total at the moment) that have operated since the year 2000.

Critical Russian News Resources:

The Bell
Independent newsletter in English and Russian. "We give you the essential insider view on Russian politics and business in a 5 minute read."
Dozhd'
In Russian only.
La Russophobe
Blog content from the early 2010s. Review of and links to the top ten blogs on Russia (in English) from the 2010s is available (some now defunct).
Levada Center
Yuri Levada Center. This resource contains opinion polls that are neither pro- or anti-Russian, although they are very carefully worded.
Meduza Group
Meduza is a Riga-based online newspaper and news aggregator in the Russian language. (Wikipedia). It is currently banned inside Russia today.
The Moscow Times
Latest three months of full facsimile of the paper (with images and layout) available through Factiva, Nexis Uni, or the PressReader (links above)
Novaya Gazeta
In Russian only. A Russian newspaper well known in its country for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs. (Wikipedia)

Official and/or Pro-Russian / Pro-Kremlin Resources:

Itar-Tass Russian News Service
In English.
The Russian President’s Website
Includes news.
RT News: Ukraine
Kremlin-sponsored TV and news resource in English. RT stands for "Russia Today".
Sputnik News:Ukraine

Moderate and/or Critical Ukrainian Resources:

Official and/or Pro-Ukrainian Resources:

International Resources:

Al Jazeera: Today's Latest from Ukraine
Asia Times: Ukraine War
Bellingcat
Investigative journalism on Russia, Ukraine, and the rest of the world.
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation): Ukraine
Detusche Welle: Ukraine
BBC: War in Ukraine
EU vs. Disinfo
"EUvsDisinfo’s core objective is to increase public awareness and understanding of the Kremlin’s disinformation operations, and to help citizens in Europe and beyond develop resistance to digital information and media manipulation."
France24: War in Ukraine Latest Developments
The Guardian: Ukraine
Times of India: Ukraine News

US-Based Resources:

Johnson’s List
The JRL is a project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University‘s Elliott School of International Affairs.
The New York Times
Direct Subscription from MIT Libraries. Go to the Ukraine News section after login.
The Russia File
Russia File is a blog run by the Kennan Institute. The blog offers insights on current events in Russia, U.S.-Russian relations, and other critical issues of the day. (The Russia File)
US State Department: Ukraine
War on the Rocks Michael Kofman and Dmitry Gorenburg
A platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues.
Window on Eurasia_ Paul Goble
An American analyst, writer and columnist with expertise on Russia. He is the editor of four volumes on ethnic issues in the former Soviet Union and has published more than 150 articles on ethnic and nationality questions. Goble served as special adviser on Soviet nationality issues and Baltic affairs to Secretary of State James Baker. (Wikipedia)
The Wall Street Journal
Direct Subscription from MIT Libraries. Go to the Ukraine News section after login.

Subscription databases available via libraries. Please login to access.

Current Digest of the Russian Press
Summaries of news stories from Russian press, in English. 2007-present.
Factiva
Business oriented database containing news sources including BBC Monitoring Service, which translates international news coverage into English, and Interfax, a Russian non-governmental news agency based in Moscow.
LexisNexis Academic
Good source for newspaper and magazine articles, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Guardian. Allows you to limit your search to articles from online magazines.
Includes BBC Monitoring Service, which translates international news coverage into English, and What the Papers Say, a digest of the articles from Russia's 30 major dailies and weeklies.
PressReader
Browsable copies of Russian newspapers, including all images and graphics; past 3 months only. Most papers are in Russian, but includes The Moscow Times in English.
Academic Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database which indexes and abstracts peer-reviewed journals, magazines and more.

Contact:

BABYLON’13 cinema of civil society
Independent group of filmmakers and activists formed after the violent dispersal of students on Independence Square in November 2013. Collection of hundreds of films that were published on social networks often without attribution.
Klassiki
Streaming platform dedicated exclusively to cinema from Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia. In it users can expect to find cinema from: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
MIT Humanities Film Office
The Humanities Film Office maintains an extensive collection of videos from theatrical films, television shows, stage performance recordings, and other audiovisual materials for use in teaching and research.