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Russian Perspectives on Islam documents the encounter and evolving relationship between the secular/Orthodox state and the Islamic regions, groups, individuals, and ideologies on the territory of the former Soviet Union and neighboring countries. This set of unique materials illuminates the…
Digital collection of around 6000 black and white photos intended to document the reconstruction of the Soviet Union following World War II. These photos provide a visual record of daily life, culture, and news at the start of the Cold War. The collection also contains a few earlier photographs.
A YouTube channel dedicated to Soviet films. Here one can find hundreds of films of various genres produced in different regions of the USSR. Most films on this channel were produced before the 1950s.
A comprehensive YouTube playlist of more than 800 Soviet films produced by different film studios.
Digital photo archive of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, containing photo documents of the Institute from the 1940s till today.
A digital repository of Georgian posters of the 20th century.
Several freely accessible online document collections, covering topics such as Fascist crimes in the region and the urban history of the city of Krasnodar.
Topics include local cultural development, infrastructure building, the Great Patriotic War, etc.
Digitized full collection of Stalin's works in 18 volumes, with alphabetic indicators for titles and relevant additional materials.
Digital library that contains thousands of digital copies of Armenian-language literature from various disciplines. Many materials were published in the Soviet era.
Three downloadable document collections on Soviet-era deportations to Kazakhstan from 1930 to 1945, published by the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. More digital publications may be added to this section in the future.
The collection of cartographic materials consists of 11,868 items, including 9,039 maps, and 2,829 atlases.
Online database that presents periodical materials on the Karabakh conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijan from 1988 till 2016.
Online database dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia. It has collected Soviet and contemporary press coverage on the Academy and prominent Armenian academics.
This digital library provides open access to limited digitized Soviet newspaper issues and more contemporary publications. Access to books and dissertations requires registration and confirmation from the library.
Online downloadable document collection dedicated to the major wars Russia/the USSR took part in in the 20th century.
Online downloadable document collections published by the State Archive of Contemporary History of Stavropol Krai, mostly dedicated to the Great Patriotic War.
Topics include local cultural development, local economy, urban history, Cossacks, the Great Patriotic War, etc.
Several well-organized online exhibitions of archival documents from the Center, mostly dedicated to the WWⅡ experience of Krasnodar Krai.
A site with demographic and ethnographic records and maps of both North and South Caucasus.
Collection of a number of Russian central and local newspapers of during the First World War and the Russian Civil War
This collection of open access sources provides links to primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. The documents cover a broad range of historical events (political, economic, social, and cultural) in each of the 49 European countries, including 10…
Digital library of the National Digital Library of the Republic of Adygea, containing hundreds of digital copies of Soviet-era publications on local culture, history, folklore, and development.
A huge digital library of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, containing extensive materials in different languages of various types.
Online database of Armenian periodicals and serial publications from the pre-revolution period through the contemporary times. It includes many Soviet-era journal issues and book series.
Online database on the Armenian participation in the Great Patriotic War. It has collected Soviet and contemporary books and media content on the subject, as well as the biographic data of Armenian war participants.
A huge online database dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Armenian book printing. It provides public online access to digital copies of Armenian publications. The database is in Armenian and most of the items in the database are books in Armenian. Armenian speakers would find this database…
Digital Library of the Stavropol Krai Lermontov Universal Scientific Library, which contains abundant publications on the region and the Caucasus from the imperial through Soviet times.
Digital library of the National Library of the Chechen Republic, containing books and periodicals published locally during the Soviet times.
A very helpful and user-friendly digital archive providing access to extensive archival materials from Rostov Oblast. In the "Виртуальный читальный зал" section, users can access finding aids for archival documents as well as some original documents. In the "Вирзуальная библиотека" section, users…
A huge digital library dedicated to Turkic-related topics. The website has four versions in Arabic, Turkish, English, and Uyghur, and each version presents books and periodicals in its respective language. One can find plentiful interesting publications on Muslims and Islam in Central Asia and the…
Full catalog of books and monographs published by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Many of the publications are freely downloadable from the website.