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Online exhibits on the old website of the Agency on Archival Affairs of Astrakhan Oblast.
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A Facebook group where members share clippings from Soviet newspapers and other types of publications. Sometimes group members also share archival documents on various topics.
Official organ of the Russian Soviet Government Bureau in the United States.

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The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Here you can find numerous free-access materials produced in or related to the Soviet Union, including tons of English-language files.
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Official English-language information bulletin published by the Soviet embassy in the United States.
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English-language journal about the Soviet Union, published by the Soviet embassy in the United States.
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English-language journal about the Soviet Union, published by the Soviet embassy in the United States.
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Official organ of the Russian Soviet Government Bureau in the United States (1919-1922).
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Official English-language information bulletin published by the Soviet embassy in the United States.
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English-language journal published by the Soviet Union Information Bureau in Washington D.C.
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The digital archive and library of the Ukrainian Information Service (UIS London), an information bureau established in London during the 1970s as the successor of the Ukrainian Publishers. It contains archival fonds related to the OUN and collections of books, periodicals, and other types of…
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Tamizdat Project traces the history of circulation, first publications, and reception of contraband Russian literature outside the USSR by making a rich variety of relevant sources available to the international academic community and students worldwide. Here you can find information about authors,…
Digital archive of the State Archive of Chernivtsi Oblast, consisting of a collection of old photos and a collection of the digital copies of the newspaper "Soviet Bukovyna" from 1940 to 1944.
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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…
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A few of digital copies of Vecherniy Tashkent issues of the 1960s and 1970s, presented by the National Library of Uzbekistan.
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Digital copies of Pravda Vostoka issues from 1966 till today, presented by the National Library of Uzbekistan.
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Digitized issues of Tihookeanskij zvezda, the Soviet-era official organ of the Dal'nevostok Krai from 1925-1950.
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Digital archive of the satirical journal "Krokodil".
Three-volume bibliography of historical documents published in Russia/the USSR over the 20th century, published by Russian Political Encyclopedia Publishers (ROSSPEN).
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Selections of Russian newspaper clippings on various issues in the early 20th century.
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Virtual exhibitions of rare books, manuscripts, maps, and other published and unpublished materials from the Russian National Library.
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Full-text digital archive of The Atlantic, containing all of its issues from 1857 till today. The journal extensively reported on the Soviet Union on various topics. More than 3000 articles on the Soviet Union can be found in the digital archive.
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Digital newspaper collection of the Saratov State University, containing editions of local official party newspaper.
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Digital library of the Kazan Federal University, containing tens of thousands of digital copies of local periodical issues, books, manuscripts, university publications, and other types of materials. In particular, it has a huge newspaper collection, where you can find digitized local newspapers in…
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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.
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Digital library developed by a group of Russian specialists. Here you can find tons of Soviet and contemporary books, journals, newspapers of all kinds, especially academic publications.
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Digital local study library developed by the Krasnoyarsk State Universal Scientific Library. It contains a lot of Soviet-era local periodicals and books from/about the region.
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Digital database of periodical publications of Latvia from the 18th century till today. The database provides open access to plentiful digitized Soviet-era Latvian periodical issues, including those published by Latvian diaspora groups.
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Digital database of newspapers, journals, and serials published in Estonia from 1811 till today. Users can search by date of publication, publication title, article headline, keywords, author, and other parameters.
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Digital library of the National Library of Ukraine named after Yaroslav Wise focusing on Ukrainian cultural heritage. Here users can find publications from different periods on Ukrainian cultural topics.
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Digital library of Magadan Oblast Universal Scientific Library. Currently, it has four collections: digitized issues of the journal "На севере дальнем" (from 1955 till today); digitized issues of the newspaper "Советская Колыма" (1936-1954); folklore of indigenous peoples; and works of Aleksandr…
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Digital archival information system that provides open access to numerous digitized archival documents from major archival institutions of Taiwan. Here you can find thousands of Soviet-related documents and access many of them directly from the website.
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A digital collection of Ukrainian-language journals and newspapers from the 19th century to the 21st century. Most publications in this collections are literary and art periodicals, such as «Червоний перець» and «Всесвіт», but there are also other kinds of publications.
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Digital portal that provides open access to archival documents, books, and periodicals relevant to Aktobe Oblast in Kazakhstan. Here you can find thematic collections of archival documents, Soviet-era local periodical issues, as well as books and various referential materials.
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Digital archive of the State Archive of Sumy Oblast, containing digital copies of metric books, cards of ostarbeiters and POWs during the Second World War, other wartime documents and personal correspondence, documents from various state organs, and digital findings aids for the documents.
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Digital archive that provides open access to a large body of Ukrainian historical periodicals. Currently, the project has digitized more than 600 periodical editions in Ukrainian, Polish, German, Romanian, Yiddish, Crimean Tatar, and Russian languages published in various regions in Ukraine and…
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Digital archive of English-language primary source documents, essays, books, and personal accounts related to Soviet history. Some of these are original English documents and accounts, some are English translations of Russian-language originals. The website also provides free access to digitized…
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This section on the website of the State Public Historical Library of Russia provides links to digital resources on Soviet and Russian periodicals. You can go to the Soviet section and follow the alphabetic indicators to find relevant online resources for the publication you want. The section also…
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Digital archive of periodicals of Uzbekistan from the Soviet times till today. Though most digital copies in this archive are contemporary issues, users still can find quite a few digitized Soviet publications, such as Pravda Vostoka, Zvezda Vostoka, Vechernii Tashkent, etc.
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Information portal developed by the National Library of Latvia for searching and accessing digital materials from different sources.
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The largest digital cultural heritage portal in Lithuania which has been in operation for more than 15 years. Currently, it contains over 280,000 items of cultural heritage. Its content is created and new additions to the portal are made by 24 institutions including libraries, museums, and archives.
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Digital project developed by the National Library of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise, presenting digital copies of rare publications from/on Ukraine.
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Digital library of Lipetsk Oblast Universal Scientific Library, consisting of book collections and periodical collections. Most books are from imperial Russia, but there are also some Soviet publications on the region, especially some statistical reports. The periodical collections have not only…
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Digital library of the Vladimir Gorky Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing digital copies of more than 4000 publications on the oblast as well as on more general topics. Its book and newspaper collections are particularly rich.
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