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National Public Radio is a great source for information on the people, cultures, politics, and problems of the former USSR. We are fortunate to have this information archived and in RealAudio format. This is a collection of some of the work they have done, on topics varying from ecology to profiles of emerging nations. Also found here are the "breaking stories" of events that are shaping the region.

Russia

Old Russia's Shadow Looms in 'Kremlin Rising' June 8, 2005

Russia's 'Paris Hilton' Hits Reality TV June 8, 2005

Faithful Lead Effort to Canonize Russian Soldier March 11, 2005

President Vladimir Putin's comments in State of the Union address lamenting the breakup of the Soviet Union April 25, 2005

Putin's Grip on Power April 09, 2004
Re-Election Solidifies Putin's Grip on Power March 16, 2004
William Taubman, 'Khrushchev' April 09, 2004
Attacks against Minorities Rising in Russia 2/25/04
Russian Journey II-V, June 19-22, 2002
Moscow Post Card, 2/12/01
Russian Oil October 5, 2002
KaliningradMay 10, 2001
Why Russia's NTV Network Matters April 16, 2001
Russian Rock April 11, 2001
Russian Citizenship February 21, 2001
Scythian civilization exhibit Nov 8, 1999
Life in Kaliningrad Oct 28, 1999 (Russia)
The Problems of Non-Russian Immigrants in Moscow April 14, 1998
Yeltsin Fires His Cabinet March 23, 1998
U.S. Military and Former Soviet Republics Sept. 1, 1997
Ecology of the former USSR < December 9, 1996

NATO & EU

Ten Nations Added to European UnionMay 1, 2004
EU Welcomes Ten New Member Nations May 1, 2004
After Expansion, Whither NATO? April 11, 2004

Abkhazia

Yearning in Abkhazia July 6, 2002
AbkhaziaApril 8, 1997

Armenia

Assassination of Armenian Prime Minister Oct 28, 1999
Armenia April 7, 1997

Azerbaijan

Oil Pipeline from Caspian Sea September 18, 1997
Azerbaijan July 31, 1996

Caspian Oil July 7, 1997
more: September 18, 1997

A five-part series on the Caspian Oil dilemma

Part I: December 8, 1997
Part II: December 9, 1997
Part III: December 10, 1997
Part IV: December 11, 1997
Part V: December 12, 1997

Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh April 9, 1997

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan December 5, 1996

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan November 13, 1996

Tajikistan

TajikistanOctober 7, 2002
Tajikistan-Northern Alliance; October 2, 2001
December 11, 1996
Tajikistan December 12, 1996

Ukraine

Russian-Ukrainian RelationsMarch 21, 2001
Ukraine Scandal over rigged elections and Murdered JournalistMarch 16, 2001
Last working reactor shuts down at Chernobyl Dec 14, 2000
Ukraine-NATO, Interview with Leonid KuchmaMarch 23, 1999

Belarus

Belarus Oct 27, 1999
Protest Turns Violent in MinskOct 18, 1999
BELARUSJune 10, 1998

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Last Updated: June 8, 2005