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From 1939 to 1953, nearly a million people from the European territories annexed by the USSR were deported to the Gulag. This digital project is a compilation of testimony from former deportees, photographs taken during their lives, private and public archival material, and films, collected by an…
Digital collection of various materials (books, memoirs, samizdat, fictions) on the Soviet Union from an anti-Soviet perspective.
A digital library consisting of digitized records from different libraries in Kyrgyzstan.
Digital collections of scientific publications from the second half of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th century from the Republican Scientific-Technical Library of Belarus. The collection is still being worked on, so only a few publications listed there are downloadable.
This collection of open access sources provides links to primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.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 site collecting Soviet and Russian films. This site links to numerous free sites with Russian/Soviet films that can be watched online, sometimes with subtitles in English and a variety of other global languages.
Selected Soviet-era publications dedicated to Aleksandra Pakhmutova, a Soviet and Russian composer.
Archival documents on the Semirechye Revolt in Russian Turkestan in 1916.
Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives presents an in-depth look at life in the Gulag through exhibits featuring original documentaries and prisoner voices; an archive filled with documents and images; and teaching and bibliographic resources that encourage further study.
Digital exhibition of Russian archival documents on Soviet domestic political system and US-Soviet relations.
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 library of the Russian Academy of Sciences that provides open access to extensive digitized academic publications as well as relevant archival documents, museum objects, and photographs.
Annual publication of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 1970. Digital copies of table of contents from 1980 are freely downloadable on this web page.
Digital collection of Soviet scholarship produced during the Great Patriotic War.
Database of biographical information of the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences from the 17th century till today.
Digital collection of Soviet-era fine art works.
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.
Digital library of various historical documents developed by the Russian Historical Society.
Online exhibit about Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the website of the Russian Historical Society. It contains documents, photographs, and physical objects about his life and work.
Online document exhibitions of the Russian Historical Society.
Thematic collections of Russian and Soviet caricature works.
A set of archival documents on different events during the Great Patriotic War.
Photograph collection on the Great Patriotic War.
Collection of Soviet posters during the Great Patriotic War.
Digitized journals and newspapers of the Russian National Library. Users can choose the date of publication to see what issues are available, or use the search bar at the top of the page to search titles of the publication.
Digital collections of Russian National Library that provide open access to extensive pre- and post-1917 publications on a variety of themes.
Virtual exhibitions of rare books, manuscripts, maps, and other published and unpublished materials from the Russian National Library.
Virtual exhibition of Soviet posters produced during the Second World War.
Digital project of the Russian National Library consisting of three searchable online databases on victims of political repressions in the USSR, victims and lost individuals during the Great Patriotic War, as well as individuals who died or were evacuated due to the Leningrad Blockade.
Digital library of the Russian National Library, providing free access to a large number of digitized pre-revolution and Soviet literature.
Digital exhibits of the Russian National Museum of Music.
Digital library that provides open access to thousands of Soviet academic publications related to science and technology.
Official organ of the Russian Soviet Government Bureau in the United States (1919-1922).
Online exhibit of the Russian state archive in Samara. It presents documents and photographs relating to several large Soviet technological, scientific, and construction projects.
Collection of online exhibits on various aspects of economic, cultural, and social life in the Samara oblast, as well as the scientific/technological achievements of the region.
Online exhibition dedicated to the WWⅡ experience of Samara.
Online exhibition dedicated to the repressed scientists and scholars of the USSR.
Online document exhibition dedicated to the history of GOELRO (State Commission for Electrification of Russia).
Online document exhibition dedicated to the fashion industry in the USSR.
Online document exhibition dedicated to the New Year celebration in the USSR.
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.
Collection of audio recordings from prominent Soviet military officers.
Online exhibits of documents from the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History as well as several other archives, covering topics such as the Great Patriotic War, Moscow Olympics, and two Soviet leaders - Brezhnev and Andropov.
Document exhibition dedicated to the economic development during the Russian Revolution and early years of the Soviet power.
Document collection on Soviet economy during the Great Patriotic War.
Document exhibition on the postwar economic recovery of Crimea.
Document exhibition on significant milestones in Soviet and Russian economic life.
Online exhibitions of the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive, including many photograph collections covering different topics, ranging from the building of the Soviet Red Army, Great Patriotic War, and USSR's foreign relations, to everyday life in the USSR.
Digital photo archive of the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents.
The official YouTube channel of the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents, currently containing more than 160 historical movie clips.