"Spanning the period from the 1930s to the present, the focus of this website encompasses both artists who came to Canada in the last seventy years, and first and second generation artists reconnecting with their eastern European...

Exhaustive collection of resources and information on Eastern European, Slavic, and Eurasian cultures and histories.

A large colletion of photos of the current state of the Chelmno death camp in Poland and the memorials built there to remember the people who were exterminated there during World War II.

A map of the land inhabited by Indian tribes in the eastern part of the United States before European settlement. Map shows linguistic stocks as well as culture areas, major, and minor tribes.

Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the Eastern European country of Belarus.

Notes from a university-level course about food and culture consider the food eaten by medieval European peasants and the calories expended in performing daily labors, for both men and women.

This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...

Excellent online resource that provides a country profile of the Eastern European nation of Belarus, background details, and numerous links to in- depth information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment,...

Created to support of PBS documentary, this site can stand alone in its offerings of other resources on Hasidism, clips from video and interviews, and background information on this Eastern European religious community.

This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives information on the Warsaw Pact, which the Eastern Bloc was formed under. Provides a concise history and role of the agreement. Links are also given for additional information.

A statement issued in December 1999 by Prime Minister Mugur Isarescu. An interesting look at the Eastern European move toward democratic government.

These tales from Eastern Europe are reproduced here in a very user-friendly environment that allows the student to customize the display to alter text size, background color and other variables.

Great reference source that takes you on a virtual trip to the Eastern European country of Estonia. Background overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous...

Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the Eastern European country of Bulgaria.

Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Moldova in Eastern Europe.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Ukraine in Eastern Europe.

The Bubonic Plague or "Black Death" came out of the eastern Mediterranean along shipping routes, reaching Italy in the spring of 1348. By the time the epidemic was abating in 1351, between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had died. The...

Two related learning modules consider Western perspectives on the Middle East, beginning with the Persian invasions of Greece (fifth century BC) and moving forward into the present time. Useful background on the history of wartime and...

A fascinating exhibition of the impact that living among the ruins of earlier civilizations has on people's lives. This online exhibit presents the illustrated records of European travelers to the Mediterranean from the 17th to the 19th...

Site examines Elie Wiesel, his writings, and his life's work. Site also offers an excellent interview with Wiesel.

A chronicle of Russian and other ethnic immigrants from the Russian empire. Information on their struggles, persecution and achievements in their chosen new land, America.

Learn about the 1978 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Nobel Diploma," and "Other Resources."

This article discusses the development of the Soviet Union's Communist buffer zone after World War II and its evolution into the Iron Curtain of the Cold War.

This site interprets the ancient documents that recorded Jewish diaspora. Discover the trails of these ancient peoples from throughout history. Interesting information about ancient Jewish and African cultures.