1) Freedom House, Freedom in the World (annual survey of political rights and civil liberties around the world.  Also available online.  See web resources page.) 2) US Government Area Handbooks  (for individual countries) These handbooks are now available online.  See web resources page.

     1) Democratizatsiya: the Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization  (focus on post communist era change)
     2) Transitions  (analysis of recent developments since 1/1/95)
     3) East European Reporter (EE perspectives on contemporary affairs)
     4) Post-Soviet Affairs  (scholarly journal)
     5) Communist & Post-Communist Studies (scholarly journal)
     6) Europe-Asia Studies (scholarly journal)
     7) East European Politics and Societies (scholarly journal)
 
 

     1) Current History  (1 issue per year on Russia & another on E. Europe)
     2) The Economist  (British newsweekly; frequent coverage of Russia & EE)
     3) Journal of Democracy  (frequent articles on Russia & EE focusing on democratization)
     4) Foreign Affairs  (policy-oriented but with frequent articles on Russia & EE)
     5) Foreign Policy   (policy-oriented but with frequent articles on Russia & EE)
 
 

1) FBIS Daily Report: Central Eurasia 2) FBIS Daily Report: East Europe (NOTE: The Dickinson Library has paper indexes for FBIS, but the  reports themselves are on microfiche and several months delayed.  The Root Hall Library at the War College has the up-to date paper version of the daily reports. FBIS is now also available online.  See web resources page. 3) Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press (weekly; less thorough than FBIS) 4) Moscow News (English version of the Russian newspaper)