The official archive of Sakharov, containing scientific works, journalism, epistolary heritage, documents of social and political activity, memoirs, personal and property documents, as well as materials for evaluating the social activities of A. Sakharov and E. Bonner (discussion materials and…
The digital library of the Russian Geographical Society, containing thousands of digitized books, maps, atlases, periodicals, expedition reports, and other types of materials of the Society.
A Russian federal digital library that contains tens of thousands of documents related to medicine and health. One can find extensive Soviet scholarly literature on medical science in the library.
Online listing of unique archival documents from federal and regional archives of Russia. Each item on the list is a small collection of documents on a certain topic. Currently, the website contains more than 300 items consisting of thousands of pages of digitized archival documents.
Several databases on repressed Soviet technical intelligentsia, prominent figures in the Soviet aviation and aerospace industries, and scholars of Samara, based on archival documents from the Russian State Archive in Samara.
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.
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.
The LiveJournal blog of Igor Petrov, an independent historian living in Germany. In this blog he often posts translated archival documents and other types of primary source materials, often translated into Russian from Germen by himself, on various topics in Soviet history. His posts are often…
A VK (V Kontakte) group that promotes communist views and shares various Soviet materials, including printed materials, cinema, painting, and music, that adhere to the community's values. That said, materials shared within this group are not often politically oriented.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares both secondary literature and primary source materials on a variety of historical questions. You can find thousands of digitized Soviet books and document collections in this group.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares digitized books and other types of materials on a variety of topics, ranging from history and culture to housework and fitness. Among the shared materials many were published during the Soviet era.
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.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares academic information and resources about cultural anthropology and ethnography in Russia. The group often shares digitized copies of Soviet academic publications on the subject.
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 numerous Soviet academic, popular science, as well as propagandistic books (not always scientific, as the group's name alleges, but atheistic).
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 published materials on the ethnography and folklore of the Russian North, including the territories of Vologda Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and Republic of Komi.
The official YouTube channel of an oral history project, Ustnaia istoriia, initiated by the Moscow State University focusing on culture and science. On the channel you can find recordings of oral history interviews conducted within this project.
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.
Digital archive of Kazakhstani films, recordings of TV programs, and other types of video materials. Gneres include documentaries, popular science, educational, and artistic films.