Glenn E. Curtis, ed. Russia: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996.

History
Early History
Muscovy
Early Imperial Russia
Ruling the Empire
Transformation of Russia in the Nineteenth Century
The Last Years of the Autocracy
Revolutions and Civil War
The Era of the New Economic Policy
Transformation and Terror
The War Years
Reconstruction and Cold War
The Khrushchev Era
The Brezhnev Era
The Leadership Transition Period
The Gorbachev Era
New Thinking: Foreign Policy under Gorbachev
Gorbachev's Reform Dilemma
Nationality Ferment
The August Coup and Its Aftermath

Geography
Global Position and Boundaries
Topography and Drainage
Climate
Environmental Problems

Society
Population
Demographics
Migration
Ethnic, Religious, and Cultural Setting
Ethnic Composition
The Russians
Minority Peoples and Their Territories
Other Ethnic Groups
Movements Toward Sovereignty, Chechnya
Religion
The Russian Orthodox Church
Other Religions
Islam
Judaism
The Russian Language
Literature
Music
Ballet
Architecture and Painting
Social Structure
Social Stratification
Wages and Work
Rural Life
Social Organizations
The Family
The Role of Women
Education
Health
Social Welfare

The Economy
Historical Background
Economic Reform in the 1990s
Economic Conditions in Mid-1996
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Energy
Banking and Finance
The Labor Force
Manufacturing
Transportation
Telecommunications
Foreign Economic Relations

Government
Historical Background
The Constitution and Government Structure
The Executive Branch
The Parliament
The Judiciary
Local and Regional Government
Political Parties and Legislative Elections
Civil Rights
The Media

Foreign Relations
The Emergence of Russian Foreign Policy
The Foreign Policy Mechanism
Regional Policies
The Near Abroad
The United States
Western Europe
NATO
Central Europe
China
Japan
Other Asian States
The Third World
The Middle East
Latin America

Appendix. Tables
Bibliography
Glossary

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