Research Guides
Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS): Find News
Starting points for finding and using UW Libraries' resources from and about Russia, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Western News Sources
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Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present. - US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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U.S. and British newspapers, 1985 to present.
Russian, East European, Central Asian News Sources
- BBC Monitoring, Former Soviet Union
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Daily digests in English of news emanating from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, 2003 - present. - BBC Monitoring, Central Asia and Caucasus
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Daily digests in English of news from the eight southernmost countries of the former Soviet Union, 1998 - present. - BBC Monitoring, European
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Daily digests in English of news from the Baltics, East Central and Southeast Europe, 2003 - present. - BBC Monitoring, International Reports.
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Daily selected news reports from around the world, grouped by major world region, 1997 - present. - Current Digest of the Russian Press
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English translations of selected news items from the Russian press, 1949 to present. Weekly.
- Russian News Database (Integrum) This link opens in a new window
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Full text of over 3,000 Russian current and archived news, statistical and other periodical publications from the late 1990s to present.
- Foreign broadcast information service (FBIS) index
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Finds citations to news articles published in Russian, East European and FSU newspapers, 1975-1994. Citations point to full text in English translation, available on microfiche in the Microform Collections, Suzzallo ground floor. - Lursoft Latvian and Baltic News Database
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The sole point of access to most Latvian newspapers online. Password-protected: contact UW's Slavic and Baltic studies librarian at mbiggins@uw.edu for assistance. - Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyU.S. federally funded news service with particular focus on news from countries with limited press freedom.
- Transitions Online
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In-depth regional news coverage by independent journalists based throughout the REECA area. Established in 1990s by the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation).
