The digital library of the national library of Tatarstan (different from the National Digital Library of Tatarstan), containing digitized published materials on the history Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan, and on the region's economic, political, cultural and scientific development.
Online exhibitions of archival documents on various topics. The "Nakhodki arkhivistov" section is constantly being updated and has a lot of interesting documents on various themes, such as the Great Terror, local cultural celebrities, local education, etc.
The collection includes works by employees of the Udmurt Institute of History, Language and Literature of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the history of the region and various scientific areas of Finno-Ugric studies (linguistics, literary criticism, folklore, history, art…
Digital library that contains a great number of digital copies of publications on the history, culture, people, traditions, and everyday life of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberia in general.
Digital library of the Perm State Library of Maksim Gorky, containing a lot of interesting publications from the Russian imperial times through the contemporary era. Apart from extensive publications in Russian, the digital library also provides access to publications in the Komi-Permyak language.
Digital library of the Udmurt Republic, containing tens of thousands of digital copies of various publications from several local libraries and organizations.
This collection of open access sources provides links to primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.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…
A special collection of the digital library of the National Library of the Republic of Sakha consisting of publications related to different ethnic groups in Yakutia, including scholarly research, periodicals, and published official documents.
Thematic collections of the digital library of the National Library of Yakutia, containing a great number of Soviet publications on local culture, ethnic groups, political institution, socio-economic development, etc.
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.
Ukrainica is a national reference information and documentary resource of archival, handwritten, and printed sources created in Ukraine or other countries about Ukraine, its history, economy, culture, and people. The digital library now provides open access to tons of digitized books and other types…
Digital library of the National Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadskyi, containing digital copies of extensive old publications on Ukrainian culture and history.
Digital project developed by the National Library of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise, presenting digital copies of rare publications from/on Ukraine.
The Digital library of Astrakhan Oblast Scientific Library contains more than 5000 documents and publications on the region's history, culture, peoples, and other aspects of life. It also provides access to digitized issues of Soviet-era regional periodicals.
A section on the local study of Kamchatka on the website of the Kamchatka Krasheninnikov Regional Scientific Library. It provides links to downloadable PDF versions of publications on the ethnic minorities of Kamchatka. Many of these publications are Soviet ethnographic studies.
Digital library of the National Library of the Chuvash Republic, containing many local publications in Russian and Chuvash languages during the Soviet times.
Digital library of the National Library of the Republic of Khakassia, containing many interesting publications in Russian and Khakassian languages: local publications from the Soviet period, materials on Khakassian folklore and local cultural development, etc.
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 publications of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Many of the publications are freely downloadable from the website.
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.
Digital archive of the Ural Federal University, containing digitized publications of the university, including monographs, textbooks, articles, dissertations, etc. The archive also has digital copies of Soviet-era local newspapers and journals, such as "Stalinets" and "Za industrial'nye kadry".