http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21981.pdf
Describes the current situation of Moldova, Europe’s poorest country, but one that is strategically located between NATO and EU member Romania and the Ukraine. The U.S. has welcomed free elections but expressed concern about the level of crime and human trafficking. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB430/Chernyaev%201973%20with%20cover%20page.pdf
Records events in the Kremlin during the Brezhnev era from the diary of a participant. From the National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB427/
A collection of 17 documents on NATO exercises in 1983 from U.S. and Russian sources. From the National Security Archive
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R43037.pdf
Describes how nuclear arms reductions with Russia might proceed more successfully if each nation reduced stockpiles unilaterally rather than engaging in the complicated formal treaty process. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42405.pdf
Focuses on Europe’s problems in obtaining energy supplies in the face of rising competition, its efforts to diversify its sources of natural gas supplies, Russia’s role in Europe’s natural gas policies, and key factors that could hinder efforts to develop alternative suppliers of natural gas from areas such as Central Asia and North Africa. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf
Describes which agency in each of the nine nuclear club nations is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons, whether these agencies are military or civilian, and the evolution of this agency in the U.S. from 1942 to date. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/996699/whs13a01.pdf
Looks at the prospects for grain exports from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan over the next 10 years. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21123.pdf
Describes what normal trade relations status means, how the Jackson-Vanik Amendment affects U.S.-Russian trade relations, Russia’s current approach to the World Trade Organization, and other issues in U.S.-Russia trade. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists