For forty years, the U.S. Department of Education has supported Columbia University's programs of instruction, research, and outreach concerning the former Soviet Bloc. Columbia's East European, Russian, and Eurasian National Resource Center is one of 15 national comprehensive Centers to be funded for 2003-2006.

As part of a longstanding effort to provide resources on Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Center is pleased to present the resources below. Center staff would be grateful for suggested additional links.

Dr. John S. Micgiel
Director East European, Russian, and Eurasian National Resource Center
Columbia University
Jsm6@columbia.edu

Parliamentary Disorder: Investigating the Causes and Effects of the October 27, 1999 Attack and Assassinations in the Armenian Parliament (The New York Times Learning Network)

Russian Roulette: Examining the Assault on Dagestan: A Geography/Global History Mini-Unit (The New York Times Learning Network)

Grozny on Guard: Tracing the Local, National and Global Impact of the Conflict in Chechnya (The New York Times Learning Network)

Seeking Refuge, in Words and Pictures: Visually Expressing the Lives of Refugees from War-Torn Lands (Chechnya) (The New York Times Learning Network)

Rebuilding the Walls: Studying Restoration of Historic Districts in the Social Studies Classroom (Tbilisi) (The New York Times Learning Network)

Central Asia

Under Construction: Examining the United States' Role in Nation Building (The New York Times Learning Network)

Culture Shocked by Modernity: Examining How Time Affects Cultural 'Values' (The New York Times Learning Network)

Silk Roads Handbook Material presented courtesy of The China Project / Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), a program of the Institute for International Studies, Stanford University.

Learning About Central Asia: Some Teaching Ideas A resource provided by AskAsia.org

Instructional Resources: Central Asia A resource provided by AskAsia.org

The Silk Road Project, Inc. Materials for teachers on the geography, trade, art, music, religion, and history of countries along the Silk Road.

Central Asia and the Caucasus