USEFUL INTERNET SITES:

Access Russia, from the publishers of Russian Life magazine
http://www.russian-life.com/store/
Access Russia offers over hundreds of titles related to all things Russian. The home page of Access Russia provides a list of subject area links through which to access their titles. We believe that this site will prove more thorough and user-friendly than trying to run searches on a search engine or Amazon-type site. You can use this site to find out what is out there, and then check with your library for the availability of titles. (If you are interested in purchasing titles, we recommend that you do so through Access Russia/Russian Life, a Vermont-based institution with over 10 years experience of supporting cross-cultural understanding between the US and Russia!)

The History of Education and Childhood,
associated with Nijmegen University, Netherlands
http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/links10e.html#rus
This site provides links to articles, papers, and primary source documents related to the history of Russian education. The site was created by Professor Henk van Setten, who is very thorough and thoughtful in presenting and evaluating information.

Institute for the Study of Russian Education
Virtual Newsletter, Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~isre/ISRE_Newsletter.htm
ISRE has been publishing their newsletter for a decade, but only recently has it come on-line. The Virtual Newsletter site links to various back issues, through which full articles are available. ISRE is considered the leading US-based authority on issues relating to Russian education. Some articles address general educational trends in Russian (and other countries of the Newly Independent States), while others offer reflections on education-related experiences in the Russian context. Authors include both US and Russian professors and visiting scholars.

Debate on the State of Education in Russia
(feature on Johnson's Russia List)
Harvard professor and Russian education expert Janet Vaillant offers a thoughtful and informed response to a pessimistic piece by Andrew Miller on Russian education and its inability to move beyond the Soviet era.
Miller's original piece: http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/3670.html##9
Vaillant's response: http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/3683.htm##10

Project Harmony's 2001 Program in Pskov, Russia: the On-line Version
http://www.projectharmony.org/ep/pskov_spb.html
In it's first-ever attempt to offer "virtual participation," Project Harmony brought the 2001 Educator Travel Program to Pskov on-line. During their stay in the ancient city of Pskov, all nine "live" participants -- ranging from university student teachers-in-training to an elementary school principal to a master teacher for world literature -- contributed to an on-line journal and discussion site that allowed students and teachers back in the States to take part in the cross-cultural adventure.

North Carolina State University Humanities Extension/Publications:
Virtual Trip to Russia
http://www2.ncsu.edu:8010/ncsu/chass/extension/russia/
This site was created by three of the participants from Project Harmony's 2000 Educator Program to Petrozavodsk. Professor Candy Beal, along with two of her pre-service students, Angelina Jennings and Shay Jernigan, tell of their adventures in Russia. They share observations about everyday life in Russia, the school system, and the rich culture and history of the Russian people. The site is geared toward students (namely 6th graders in North Carolina studying Russia as part of their social studies curriculum), but is an interesting read for people of all ages.
(If the above link does not work for you, please try this route: www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chass click on "Administration, Research, Extension..." then "Outreach & Extension Centers" then "Humanities Extension & Publications" then go to "Virtual Trip to Russia")