Get up to speed on Russia & other CIS nations
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By Catherine Dhanjal

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Thinking about doing some research on Russia that's not connected to President Donald Trump? Colin Smith's "Insider knowledge - researching Russia" is a great place to start if you want to consider the facts about business, economics and trade information and our recent review of Credinform Globas-i shows why this is a go-to database for business information on Russia and surrounding countries.

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Russia has been in the news a lot lately - largely due to President Donald Trump. So I can understand if you're thinking of giving Colin Smith's article "Insider knowledge - researching Russia" a miss. But I think you'd be wrong to do so. You really should take a look at what Colin has to say about Russia - here's why:

No politics are involved - in fact Colin's focus is on identifying "free" English-language sources covering business, economic and trade topics.  He has done all the hard work for you, so if you are interested in checking out information about the Russian Federation you'll find an outline of some of the best English-language websites, international agencies, as well as small private economic consultancies that offer good trade and business content.

While giving a summary of better-known sources like The Moscow Times, TASS, and Pravda, Colin also brings you up to the minute with some of the latest and less well-established publications. The list includes Russia News Now, Russia Beyond the Headlines and Sputnik International.

Tracing social media

If you're more interested in Russian social media you'll find useful information about who's using what. This will enable you to begin tracking trends about the likes of Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, but also Moi Mir, Odnoklassniki and Vkontakte.

Colin also gives a back door option enabling readers to access news about internet usage in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) nations via the International Telecommunications Union. Of course, internet censorship remains an issue in Russia, and Colin has that well covered too.

Russian companies & entrepreneurs at your fingertips

To bolster your knowledge of Russia why not combine a read of "Insider knowledge - researching Russia" with a look at "Product review of CredinformGlobas-i" by Jinfo's Andrew Lucas?

Credinform Globas-i is an online database of Russian companies and entrepreneurs as well as businesses from Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

The review will show you just how this English-language interface, which is brimming with reports on a wide range of companies, can be used to your professional advantage - you'll learn a lot by reading "Product review of Credinform Globas-i". And if you're fluent in Russian, there's the option to use the native language version of the product. 

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For anyone thinking of doing more business in Russia or with Russian companies and subsidiaries, "Insider knowledge - researching Russia" and "Product review of Credinform Globas-i" are certainly good places to start doing some research and background reading.

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