Visit all the rooms in the palace and learn what they were like. Great site with beautiful pictures and easily understood information. Short and concise information about ancient, middle ages-near modern, modern, World War II, and contemporary Russia. This site is contains a translation of a portion of the book on the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky. In the Beginning Was the Word Report on the Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures.
Site also contains photographs pertaining to the information contained in the report.
This map shows the country prior to the break-up, which was due in part to independence being granted to some states. At this site you can view a number of Russian history texts and sources. The Russian Orthodox church is the largest Eastern Orthodox church in the world, with membership estimated at between 40 and 80 million. At this site you can learn the history of the Church. Many hyperlinks with great pictures.