30 August 2012
Here is a brilliant resource on American history and culture, "A Biography of America": http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/
A link to Open Yale Courses that you can listen to or watch online, or download - legally and free of charge. This link will take you to the lectures in English literature, but there are lecture courses available in other disciplines as well: http://oyc.yale.edu/english
A former student sent an interesting link to a language school and more. Check out opportunities for study and employment: http://www.angloterra.com/
An online thesaurus in the form of a mind map. Very cool and easy to work with: http://www.visuwords.com/
If you're not using Multitran (an online dictionary and much, MUCH more!) yet, maybe it's time to check it out: http://www.multitran.ru/
TED is a global forum which features many short and exciting talks on "Ideas Worth Spreading" - a wide variety of current topics: http://www.ted.com/
Loads and loads of free e-books both in Russian and English: http://www.e-reading.org.ua/