Centre for Russian Studies Database This resource is hosted by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs a quasi-think tank. The database, which is in English, contains:Information on all 89 regions of the Russian Federation, Information on more than 1000 persons, Information on about 50 political parties and groups. Be careful, it’s difficult to tell when the information was updated but it definitely is not current!! in Countries > Europe & Central Asia > Russiawith biographypoliticsregionrussia