The nation of Russia, in northern Eurasia, shares a border with Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lituania, Poland, Latvia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea, and China. Its largest city, Moscow, is also its capital, and Russian is the official languages, though there are 27 "co-official" languages in the different regions of the country.
Regular Blogs
The focus of this weblog is entertainment and events which are current in Russian-speaking countries, including Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
http://www.englishrussia.com/
The stated goal of this weblog is to record the rise and fall of the neo-Soviet Union. It has been around since 2006 and looks at Russian politics and governance as well as the direction the nation is going in.
http://larussophobe.wordpress.com/
The attorney who represented Mikhail Khodorkovsky runs this weblog, which dissects the Russian government in its pages. Also contributing here is Grigory Pasko, an investigative journalist who delves into various issues.
http://www.robertamsterdam.com/
