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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…
Kogu Me Lugu (translates into Collect Our Story, We're Collecting The Story, also Our Entire Story) is an online oral history portal that collects, preserves and shares the family stories of Estonians from around the world in video format. The project focuses on the memories of people who were…
A website with a large number of digital copies of publications on Uzbek language, literature, and folklore. Many of these publications are contemporary works, but there is also a large amount of Soviet publications on the website. Apart from literary works and literary scholarship, the website also…
Project "J-Doc" focuses on state policies of the USSR that affected Jews. It provides free access to various types of sources, including archival documents, periodicals, and oral history interviews.
A website dedicated to mosaics in Tajikistan's architecture and artwork. On this site, users can browse photos of Tajikistan's mosaic artworks, locate them on a digital map, and learn about the artists and history of the mosaics.
A website that collects personal accounts, old photographs, and other types of materials on the city of Tashkent. A lot of posts on the website are dedicated to the city's history.
The Blavatnik Archive is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving and disseminating materials that contribute to the study of 20th-century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II, and Soviet Russia. This digital archive now contains over 113,000 items of…
Online database of the official texts of legislation of Uzbekistan from 1925 till today.
Online database of legal acts of Kazakhstan adopted from 1948 till today.
A digital library consisting of digitized records from different libraries in Kyrgyzstan.
The Telegram channel of a digital project of the same name that shares digitized imperial Russian and Soviet rare books (always on very niche topics), as well as thousands of illustrations and citations from these books.
LiveJournal page of a website "Istoriia gosudarstva", dedicated to the study of Russian and Soviet history. The LiveJournal blog often shares primary source materials on various topics.
Digital project that provides open access to about 1000 digitized Soviet rare books (always on very niche topics), as well as thousands of illustrations and citations from these books.
Historian Sergey Abashin's academic page on academia.edu, where he has uploaded thousands of Soviet academic publications, including monographs and articles, mostly on Central Eurasia, ethnicities, ethnography and anthropology.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares academic information and resources about the socio-political processes in the countries of the East (by their definition, any non-Western countries). The group often shares Soviet books, articles, and other sources relevant to the subject.
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 playlist of Soviet films produced by the film studio "Tajikfilm" and other Tajikistan-related videos.
A YouTube playlist with numerous Soviet Turkmen films.
A YouTube playlist with numerous Soviet Tajik films.
A YouTube channel that presents Soviet films, TV programs, and theater productions.
The official YouTube Channel of the Kazakhfilm Film Studio, where you can find hundreds of Soviet movies of various genres produced in Kazakhstan.
A YouTube playlist consisting of Soviet Kyrgyz films produced by Kirgizfilm.
A YouTube playlist consisting of Soviet Kyrgyz films produced by Kirgizfilm.
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 archive of Kazakhstani films, recordings of TV programs, and other types of video materials. Gneres include documentaries, popular science, educational, and artistic films.
A digital archive and library of Soviet-era and later archaeological reports, surveys, and scholarship on Central Asia.
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.
Several digital exhibitions of archival documents from archives in Kyrgyzstan.
Mediazona's oral history interview with Uyghur emigrants from China to the USSR.
Digital project dedicated to Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist Mikhail Gerasimov. On the website, you can download the digital copies of his major works and browse photos, videos, and documents about the scholar.
Digital project of the Union of Photo Journalists of Kyrgyzstan. On the website you can find thousands of well-annotated historical photographs of Kyrgyzstan and the Kyrgyz people. Besides, the website also has a book section and a map section, where you can download digital copies of old books and…
Many downloadable document collections published by the State Archive of Eastern-Kazakhstan Oblast on various interesting topics, such as Kazakh migration to China in the 1920s and the collectivization of agriculture in the region.
Several digital document collections provided by the Central State Archive of Scientific-Technical Documentation of Kazakhstan on Kazakhstan's national scientists and scientific and technological development during the Soviet times.
Digital archive of the State Archive of Western-Kazakhstan Oblast. It consists of several sections, including a section on the archive's digital publications, a section on digitized historical periodicals, a section on digital exhibitions of archival documents, and a digital reading room for reading…
The exhibitions cover various topics in Kazakhstan's history, including the Kazakh famine of the 1930s, nationalities questions, cultural and scientific development in Soviet Kazakhstan, the nation's political leaders, etc.
Online database on WWⅡ Soviet prisoners of war from Kazakhstan, developed by the Presidential Archive of Kazakhstan.
Online database on victims of the Kazakh Famine of the 1930s, developed by the Presidential Archive of Kazakhstan.
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.
Selections of documents from the "Special files (Особые папки)" of the Presidential Archive of Kazakhstan. Currently, only two documents are available online in this section, but more documents may be published online in the future.
Online database of biographies of nomenclatural cadres of Party, Komsomol, administrative, financial, and professional organs of Soviet Kazakhstan from 1919-1991 based on archival documents from the Presidential Archive of Kazakhstan.
A few of digital copies of Vecherniy Tashkent issues of the 1960s and 1970s, presented by the National Library of Uzbekistan.
Digital copies of Pravda Vostoka issues from 1966 till today, presented by the National Library of Uzbekistan.
A few digital copies of books and newspaper issues of Soviet Kazakhstan as well as imperial Turkestan.
A digital project on the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, containing photographs and audio and video recordings.
Extensive collection of digitized historical and CIA maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the Library of the University of Texas at Austin, including maps of Russia, East and Southeast Europe.
Archival documents on the Semirechye Revolt in Russian Turkestan in 1916.
Collection of manuscripts, photographs, documents, and video clips about Andrei Platonov.
Official website of Dinmukhamed Kunaev, one of the most important Kazakh political leaders in the 20th century. On the website you can find his biographic information as well as many relevant documents and photographs.
Official digital archive of the journal "Asia and Africa today", containing digital copies of editions of the journal from 1958 till 1974. Some articles can be freely downloaded as PDF from the website, while others are not free.