Research Guides: Contemporary Russian Politics: Newspapers and analysis

Russian newspapers in GRC

Large and unique selection of printed Russian newspapers is located in Global Resources Center (GRC) reading room. They can be browsed and searched in the Article + GW + Consortium catalog by title.

Newspapers

Baltics, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine This link opens in a new window
Includes a number of authoritative periodicals published in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union and the Baltics, both in Russian and in English.
Current Digest of the Russian Press This link opens in a new window
The Current Digest of the Russian Press (formerly Current Digest of the Soviet Press and Post-Soviet Press) was founded in 1949. Each week it presents a selection of Russian-language press materials, carefully translated into English. The translations are intended for use in teaching and research. They are therefore presented as documentary materials without elaboration or comment, and state the opinions and views of the original authors, not of the publisher of the journal.
New York Times (Historical) This link opens in a new window
Offers full-text and full-image articles from the New York Times. Includes digital reproductions of every issue, cover to cover, in downloadable PDF files.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Formerly LexisNexis Academic. Access to major newspapers from around the world, as well as: industry and market news; company financial information; general medical topics; accounting, auditing, and tax information; legal news, law reviews, and case law; and the U.S. and state codes. Please use Google Chrome or IE browsers with this database.
Pravda Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
A complete archive extending back to 1912 of Pravda, official newspaper of the Communist Party of Russia/the USSR. Issues are displayed as full-page images.
Russia/NIS Newspapers/Journals This link opens in a new window
Access to Russian newspapers, military periodicals, and parliamentary publications.
Russian Central Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive coverage of national news, current events, economic developments and cultural events in Russia. Official sources (Rossiiskaia gazeta, Krasnaia zvezda, ITAR-TASS), independent media and partisan publications are all represented on this database offering a wide array of opinions and perspectives. Includes also several English-language newspapers such as the Moscow Times.
JPRS (Joint Publications Research Service) Reports This link opens in a new window
The Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) was a translation and publishing service created in the U.S. Commerce Department's Office of Technical Services in 1957 to provide government agencies with translations of unclassified foreign source documents, including scientific and technical reports, scholarly journals, trade and commercial statistics, defense reports, and more. Succeeded by World News Connection in 1996; scope of coverage may be significantly different.
FBIS: Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (1941-1996) This link opens in a new window
The Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) was a United States government operation which translated the text of daily broadcasts, government statements, and select news stories from non-English sources. Succeeded by World News Connection after 1996; scope of coverage may be significantly different. To access, select from the complete list of Newsbank collections.
Washington Post (Historical,1877-2008) This link opens in a new window
Online archival access to The Washington Post. Includes page images from every issuecover to coverin downloadable PDF files. Fully searchable.