title: Overview of internet development in Russia.
abstract: Internet use in Russia has been growing steadily. In the last four years the number of Russian Internet users grew from a few hundred thousand to over one million. Russian websites are diverse, and range from educational-informative to purely entertaining. This paper discusses several interesting and controversial Russian websites and possible implications associated with their use. It aims to understand and analyze a typical Internet user in Russia, by answering questions about their interests and demographics. The paper also discusses several other studies that were conducted in Russia on Internet use and looks at the currently available psychological resources on the Russian Internet.
authors.affiliation: California School of Professional Psychology, Center for Advanced Multimedia Psychotherapy (CAMP), San Diego, CA 92121, USA. ospal@aol.com
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authors.lastname: Gronskaya-Palesh