Useful Resources

2lingual.com

Side-by-side bilingual Google search (Russian + English)

axl.cefan.ulaval.ca

Academic resource on Russian language on the internet

bellingcat.gitbook.io

Community-maintained toolkit of investigation tools and methods, including substantial coverage of Russian-language and geolocation resources.

carnegieendowment.org

Carnegie research on Russia and Eurasia

ceps.eu

Centre for European Policy Studies

chathamhouse.org

UK think tank with Russia/Eurasia programme

csis.org

Center for Strategic and International Studies

flinfo.com

Russian OSINT resources and tools

t.me

Telegram channel sharing OSINT/forensic tools

fpri.org

Foreign Policy Research Institute

i-intelligence.eu

The flagship, regularly updated handbook of open-source intelligence tools and resources, maintained by i-intelligence. A foundational reference for any investigator.

ifri.org

French Institute of International Relations – Russia programme

imemo.ru

Institute of World Economy and International Relations

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Russian internet investigation blog

youtube.com

Russian OSINT and cybersecurity YouTube channel

mlg.ru

Russian media metrics and rankings platform

youtube.com

OSINT-focused YouTube channel (Russian methods)

rand.org

RAND Corporation Russia research

reddit.com

Reddit community for questions about Russia/Russian life

reddit.com

Reddit community for Russia-related news and discussion

romachev.ru

Russian OSINT practitioner blog

russialist.org

Email newsletter aggregating Russia analysis

russiancouncil.ru

State-linked Russian foreign policy think tank

youtube.com

YouTube channel focused on Russian OSINT techniques

i-intelligence.eu

i-intelligence's professional training on investigating Russia's digital landscape — the course this resource library is built from. Covers search, people search and corporate research.

valdaiclub.com

Kremlin-linked international affairs discussion club

whatchinareads.com

Media monitoring resource (comparative context)