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Weather for today (for Yoshkar-Ola go to the end of the list of the cities)
Weather Reports

Find out what is time in Yoshkar-Ola right now! (We are in the green part.)
Russia Time Zone Map with current local times

It's cool, you may easily find the exact distance between your residence and Yoshkar-Ola now. Please note that in the box TO you must find the list titled Auton. Republ. Centers first and only then you will find Yoshkar-Ola in the list.
Distance between Russian administrative centers and World cities

General information

Brief note. A place to begin with
Encarta

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mari El Mari

Some information and links
Russian Federation: Social-economic regions: Republic Mari El

The most informative site I found
The Republic of Mari El

General information
Republic Mari El and its capital Yoshkar-Ola

Information and photos
Republic Mari El over the World

Some facts from Kazuto Matsumura, Japan (He visited us!)
Mari-Cheremis

Advanced information on Mari people and their politics
NUPI: Center for Russian Studies

The most interesting site in this field
Flags of the World

Look also at the Yoshkar-Ola coats of arms at
Blazons of Mari El Republic Towns

Rather out-of-date information from 1995
Russian Regional Database: Mariy El Republic

It may be interesting for linguists
Western Mari

Maps

Here you will find a map of Mari El

The Languages of Russia: Multimedia Web Site Some information and the most accurate map I found
Where the region is located in Russia it helps

A funny hand-written map
Historical Maps of Finno-Ugric People (1935)

Seek for region 11
Blazons of Russian Towns

Well, well, well, lets see if you are able to find us there:
Clickable map of Russia (including Mari El)

Yoshkar-Ola is not shown
A map of European Russia, we're somewhere nearby Kazan

Yoshkar-Ola

Yoshkar-Ola
Encyclopaedia Britannica

General information
Welcome to the virtual Yoshkar-Ola

Nothing but some very poor information on the authorities of the city of Yoshkar-Ola
Union of Russian Cities: Yoshkar-Ola

Photos

Photos of the Republic of the Mari El and Yoshkar-Ola

You will surely enjoy the images
Mari El in photos

with some nice photos
Magical Virtual Tour: nostalgie about Yoshkar-Ola

A lot of photos by Kazuto Matsumura, Japan (look at the separated head of a pig!)
Pazar (Marketplace)

Organizations in Yoshkar-Ola (in alphabetical order)

mostly in Russian
Business and Security in Mari El

Your safety - our profession: No bounds for our business
Detective-Guard Agency "Taina-Service"

"Electroavtomatika" (Electro-automation) Yoshkar-Ola Works

Just a good place to visit and have a rest from that damned Russian speech
English Club of Yoshkar-Ola

Foreign Investment Promotion Center

A message at Whole Herb Forum (July, 1998)
Golden Bee Company

Now also in Yoshkar-Ola (nothing interesting in my humble opinion)
ICN Pharmaceutical, Inc.

The program of Russian language course for foreigners
International department of Russion-American Center

Mari Regional Center of New Information Technologies

Mari State Teacher' Training Institute

Mari State Technical University
Department of Forest Mensuration and Inventory

A lot of information and links Mari State University
Mari State University

Mariy-El Opera and Ballet Theatre

Mariy-El Youth Theatre

MarTelCom. Joint stock company

National Theatre of Republic Mariy El named after M.Shketan

Including the English special school "Lingua" and the bookshop "Business Book"
Non-state Educational Organization "LIK"

Nostalgie Yoshkar-Ola
Dance-Club "Nostalgie"

Russian Drama Theatre named after G.Konstantinov

Cakes for everybody
State Enterprise "Machaon"

Yoshkar-Ola Bakery N 4, TPO "Mariykhlebprom"

Yoshkar-Ola furniture-mirror group

Open joint stock company
Yoshkar-Ola footwear factory

Nature

If you are a botanist it is just for you
Botanical Garden of Yoshkar-Ola

Hunting in Mari El: Legal documents: Hunter houses: The hunting dogs:
Hunting in Russian Province

The list of the producers recommended for giving birth to puppies (Laykas)
By the way about dogs

Culture and Mass Media

Brief notes in English. All the rest in Russian only
Mass Media in Mari El

It seems the only available thing in English there is Photographers
Photo Page Yoshkar-Ola

A good article with some photos
Mari folk art

In every family there was its own ornamental pattern: (text only)
Art Gallery

The Web-Shop Russian Samovar

a few photos
Samples of Mari folk embroidery

a few photos
The crafts of the Mari artist Kirillov (a few photos)

Very original photography by Valery Tumbayev
Hidden Life of Masks: Conceptual Photography

One of the most creative artist of Yoshkar-Ola
Ivan Zemtsov

Only text so far
Artist Michail Nefedov

History

Information on Mari history and ethnography
Maris or Cheremisses

You have got an unique opportunity to try and find your Russian ancestors, probably even in Yoshkar-Ola:
Researching Russian Roots: Archives

Brief article with a nice photo of the Orthodox church
Yoshkar-Ola: History

Religion

Kugu Sorta (pacifist and theocratic movement among the Mari people)
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Russia Intercessory Prayer Network: News Release, October, 1999
Are Yoshkar-Ola's Officials the Marionettes of Their Local Orthodox Bishop?

Russia Intercessory Prayer Network: News Release, August, 1999
Urgent prayer request from Yoshkar-Ola

Russia Intercessory Prayer Network: News Release, December, 1997
Authorities in Russian Province Seek to Block Baptist Festival

Diaries and Memoirs

Some pictures and a few thousand words about my second trip to Russia
Rich's Page

About his trip to Mari El
Jon's Diary

Bus trip from Izhevsk to Yoshkar-Ola (something religious)
Catch the Fire II

Home Pages and News

Maxim Sitnikov

Alexei A. Porollo

actor of the Mari Youth Theater
Alexei Alexeev

Racy from Yoshkar-Ola (she is a dog), enjoy her letter at
Dog of the Day

Just a girl
Oksana

Special

Only for spies
Russian Nuclear Forces Guide: Yoshkar-Ola

We have got 36 of SS-25 Sickle (RS-12 Topol) at Yoshkar-Ola
Nuclear Weapons Database: Russian Federation Arsenal

Union of Councils for Soviet Jews
Vyacheslav Paidoverov is savagely beaten in Yoshkar-Ola

See also

Russia.net Visas: Russian Visa Requirements (Effective January 1, 2000)
All information on Russian visas

All information on Russian visas
Travel Document Systems: Russian Federation

All information on Russian visas
Consulate General of the Russian Federation in San Francisco