Links to Other Great Sites!
Here are a number of links to other Russian sites on the web.  Some contain images also used on this site, others have great patterns, or more information on various times and places in Russian history.
11/16/2006 -- New Links added in the Mucsovite and Appanage sections!
MUSCOVITE
Notes on the Costume of Women of the Court and Higher Classes in Russia in the XVI and XVII Centuries   -- This PDF document contains information on, well, exactly as it says - women's noble garb, 16th and 17th centuries.  Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher needed to open this.
17th C. Style Russian Costumes worn by the Nobility at the Romanov Anniversary Ball, Feb. 1903 .
-- Entertainingly enough, the Romanovs decided to have a historical costume ball in 1903.  They dug out the old clothes, touched them up a bit, and thankfully, TOOK PICTURES!
A color image of the gown Empress Alexandra wore to the Feb 1903 Romanov Annivercary Ball.
How to Make a Sarafan. The Sarafan is a type of late-period overdress, 16th/17th century.  It's similar in construction to a viking apron dress, though not believed to be 'descended' from the viking version.
Costume Plates from "The History of Costume" by Braun & Schneider:
Plate #45c,
Plate #66a,
Plate #66b. 
These are from a 19th C history of costume book.  They're not completely accurate, but they are pretty.
a)  Muscovite Gear.  
b)  Ukrainian and Cossack Gear
This site contains a lot of information for 17th and 18th C Eastern Europe, but those images that are labelled 17th C are generally accurate.
Three Mannikins Dressed in Traditional Costume. These costumes are slightly out of SCA period, but the hats are really great.
History of World Costume - Russia.  This is part of Boyarina Yelizaveta Medvedeva's SCA website.  Of interest to us is the image on PAGE TWO -- the three people across the top are Muscovites.
NEW!
Russian/Orthodox Crown Jewels. Bling, baby.  Click and drool......
APPANAGE
a) Partizan Man
b) Partizan Woman
Two wonderful pages, translated from the original russian reenactment group's pages by Sofya la Rus, showing completely accurage 15th C Novgorod costumes!
Predslava's pattern page.  The Novgorod Shuba pattern here is great for use right up through the 17th C.
NEW!
Leatherwork of Medieval Novgorod. There are a couple of great images on here, showing the punchwork patterns.  Cobblers would punch holes to set patterns, and then run brightly colored linen, or even silk, threads through the holes to decorate the shoes.  Great stuff.
BirchBark Letters.   Medieval Russia was actually one of the most literate nations of the medieval world.  See images of archeological finds:  from business reports to a young boy's imaginative doodles.  Also other artifacts, like coins, weapons, amulets, and Icons.
MONGOLIAN LINKS:

Modar's Mongol -- http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/RKnight/Mongol.htm

The Red Kaganate - Clothing info -- http://www.redkaganate.org/clothing/

General Concepts in Mongol Persona by Puppy -- http://www.viahistoria.com/SilverHorde/GeneralConceptsInMongolPersona.pdf

Dark Horde Moritun -- http://gozips.uakron.edu/%7Ejana/moritu/moritu.html#MONGOLIAN%20INFORMATION%20LINKS
KIEVAN
Sofya la Rus's Medieval Russian Life. Four Star site - her research is excellent, her images great, and she's got pages on costumes, lifestyle, food, culture, everything.  My favorite site.  Her Rubakha pattern is my Bible.  I use it for ALL my russian garb (but remember, I do early Kievan)
Especially Good Site! The Renaissance Tailor has a demo on how to make "Eastern European" coats.  This coat WITH the front flap is Mongolian, and WITHOUT the front flap and with a crewneck or banded collar is Russian.  SUPER GOOD PATTERN!!  http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_turkestani.htm Not cutting the front up the middle but rather making a keyhole neckline will give you a shirt to wear under the coat!

She's got a poofy-pants demo too!  http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_recpants.htm   

AND HATS!  http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_asianhats.htm
Male Trader Costume -- A click-able image of a Late Slavic/Early Kievan male costume.  If you click on a portion of the image, a pop up explaining the recreation appears, and there are patterns!
Russian Medieval Armor! -- A great index of pages and images of Russian Armor throughout the medieval period.
SCYTHIAN
Scythian/Samartian Influence on the Slavonic Mythology and Decorative Art. A fascinating article about the use of almost pictograms in decorative art. 
4Hoplites.  This website is primarily for Greek reenactment, but they have a bunch of folks doing GREAT Scythian reenactment!  The link goes right to their Scythian page;  Make sure you click the *PHOTOGRAPHS* link there, for more pictures!
Di Sebastian's Scythian Images A large collection of images of Scythian era artifacts and recreations.
More To Come....
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