Russian and Eurasian Policy Studies (SAIS)
Identifying newspapers around the world
Here are two sources to help you identify newspapers and where they are available.
- List of Online Newspaper ArchivesList made available via Wikipedia
- ICON: Database of International NewspapersElectronic resource intended to provide reliable information on newspapers published outside of the United States.
News
- Current Digest of the Russian Press This link opens in a new windowA key source for Russian and Soviet studies, with English-language translations of Russian-language press materials. Full image back to volume 1, 1949.
- Pravda (2010-current) This link opens in a new windowA newspaper of record since the dawn of the Soviet era, and remains a prominent news source in today’s Russia.
- Kommersant Daily (current year)A political and business daily newspaper.
- Rossiiskaia Gazeta (current year) This link opens in a new windowAn official Russian newspaper of public record
- Novaya GazetaRussian independent news, currently operating abroad.
- Kyiv IndependentIndependent news source in English based in Ukraine.
- Echo of MoscowIndependent Russian news source.
- TV RainIndependent Russian news source.
- BBC Monitoring: International ReportsProvides news and information based on round-the-clock monitoring of radio, TV, press, internet and news agency sources around the world. Reports are translated into English from more than 100 languages. Included in Nexis UNI. Coverage: 2001-current.
- Hamilton 2.0 DashboardA website run by the Alliance for Securing Democracy, housed at The German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States
- EurasiaNet.orgProvides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in Eurasian countries and Russia.
- The Central Asia-Caucasus AnalystBi-weekly analysis of the current issues facing the Central Asia-Caucasus region. Publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program.
- ProQuest US Newsstream This link opens in a new windowFull text US news, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
- Proquest International Newsstream This link opens in a new windowFulltext news outside of the US and Canada, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and BBC.
- Economist.com This link opens in a new windowNote: First-time access requires creation of an individual account using your JHU email. After setup, you can login directly at economist.com, using Log in with SSO.
- Financial Times Online This link opens in a new windowNote: First-time access requires creation of an individual account using your JHU email. After setup, you can login directly at ft.com
- PressReader.com This link opens in a new windowFull image, includes tabloids and magazines. Arranged by country, latest 60 days only.
For a more thorough listing of current and historical news research resource, see the News guide.
- Kommersant Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowRussia's most important business newspaper. Coverage from 1994 to the latest previous year.
- Rossiiskaia Gazeta Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowA Russian newspaper of public record that covers domestic and foreign news, economics, culture, sports, and governmental affairs.
- Current Digest of the Russian Press This link opens in a new windowA key source for Russian and Soviet studies, with English-language translations of Russian-language press materials. Full image back to volume 1, 1949.
- Soviet-Era Ukrainian NewspapersTraces the history of Ukraine during the early 20th century—covering the Ukrainian War of Independence or the Soviet-Ukrainian War and events leading up to WWII.
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690 -1922) This link opens in a new windowCovering 1690 - 1922, this database present full PDF images of the papers. Includes newspapers of the United States and the Caribbean.
- Proquest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSearch New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Wall St. Journal, The Guardian UK, and more, back to the 19th century.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1950-1996 This link opens in a new windowEnglish translations of radio and tv broadcasts and news articles worldwide. A valuable source for primary research. Articles from 1974-1996 are included.
- World News Connection: 1995-2013 This link opens in a new windowContinuation of FBIS Daily Reports. Ceased publication Dec 31, 2013.
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