Country Information
General Information on countries:
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets This link opens in a new windowFacts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
- Country Studies (Area Handbooks) This link opens in a new windowDescription and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world from a series of books published between 1988 and 1998. Each study offers a description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, foreign policy, and national security.
- UNdata (United Nations)Statistical databases of the United Nations, including country profiles.
- World Factbook This link opens in a new windowProvides summary information on the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 271 U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
Reimagining Russia's Realms
From a multi-ethnic empire to the first self-proclaimed communist state, Russia claims a place in the world imagination. The diverse historical, geographical, and cultural spaces of the former Russian Empire, the former Soviet Union and its successor states in Central Asia, the Baltic and the Caucasus, and contemporary Russia have produced shifting identities while projecting global power and influence.
The integration and interplay of the arts, history, literature, religion, geography, the social and environmental sciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology will enable students, faculty, alumni, and members of the community and the Commonwealth to more fully realize that Russia embodies so much more than images of Vladimir Lenin or Vladimir Putin convey, or its impressive sprawl across nine time zones (!) on the Eurasian land mass.
Listen to a podcast by Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, Chair of the Department of Modern Classical Languages and Cultures, and Karen Petrone, Chair of the Department of History, as they discuss what makes the region unique, why it is important to study, and what various departments and faculty will bring to UK to Reimagine Russia’s Realms.