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I always find that statistics are hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only one I can remember is that if all the people who go to sleep in church were laid end to end they would be a lot more comfortable. - Mrs. Robert A. Taft

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Integration of Russia in the world information environment presents the challenge of deploying modern telecommunications networks and of connecting them to international network resources. This work has begun. A number of networks already operate. Some large projects are launched. All these projects are aimed at the same goal - to provide for Internet gateway for all science and education institutions, commercial organizations, end-users in Russia.

There are several non-governmental international organizations which help to develop Internet and information infrastructure in Russia and former Soviet Union.

The following entries contain some statistics about the development of Internet in Russia.