CIA World Factbook - Russia - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
Encyclopedia of the Nations - Russia - Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale. - http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Russia.html
NationMaster - Russia - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings. - http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs-russia
Wikipedia - Russia - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
BBC News - Country Profile: Russia - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm
UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Russia - Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs. - http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744935436
US Department of State - Russia - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports. - http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/rs/
Bucknell University - Russian Studies - Annotated links on history, culture, including feminism and folklore, politics, economics, philosophy, language, geography, media. - http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/
ASMO-Press - Encyclopedia - Information about Russian manufacturers. - http://enc.ex.ru/cgi-bin/n1fsrc.pl?lang=2