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Resources:

There are voluminous resources on the Internet for the study of Russian history.  Below is a selective list of links of interest.  If you come upon especially interesting sites, please forward the URL to the instructor so she can add them to this list.

 

Remember that you can also always turn to general resources, such as Wikipedia, as well as resources available electronically through the University of Iowa Libraries website.

 

Reference Sources

Bucknell U’s Index of Russian History Sites, including:

Chronology of Soviet History

Library of Congress Online Textbook of Soviet History

A Basic Political Map

University of East Anglia’s (UK) Russian History Links Page

Mixed History Russian Revolution Links

Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collection (on Russian America; not relevant to the period of this course, but interesting)

Primary Sources

Revelations from the Russian Archives

Historians Archive

Soviet Poster Art

Soviet Photography, 1917-45

Early Soviet History Archive

Illustrated History of Russia and the USSR

Russian Icons

The Marx/Engels Internet Archive

WWW Virtual Library Russian History Index (an amazing gateway to every conceivable site)

World War I Document Archive, including:

Portsmouth Treaty

Russian Archives Online, including:

The Gallery, which contains photos, poster art, and other visual sources

On Contemporary Russia, check out:

Russia on the Net

Russian Embassy Home Page

Moscow Times

St. Petersburg Times

Photo essay of abandoned Russian city in the Far North

University of Iowa Sites:

UI Library Home Page

UI History Dept. Home Page

UI History Dept. Teaching and Writing Center (click here for great info on how to write better papers!)

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