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Digital publications of the Central State Archive of Kirov Oblast, including several document collections on the Great Patriotic War and several referential materials on the archive's fonds and the region's Soviet political leaders.
Online downloadable publications of the State Archive of Irkutsk Oblast, among which several are document collections on Soviet history covering topics like the Great Patriotic War, local life, Kolchak in Siberia, etc.
Several freely accessible online document collections, covering topics such as Fascist crimes in the region and the urban history of the city of Krasnodar.
Several online downloadable document collections published by the State Archive of Kuzbass, dedicated to topics such as WWⅡ memory, administrative-territorial division of Kuzbass, local Komsomol organizations, and Soviet-era regional leaders.
Online downloadable document collections published by the State Archive of Contemporary History of Stavropol Krai, mostly dedicated to the Great Patriotic War.
Publication of the State Archive of Perm Krai, most of which are freely downloadable online. There are several good document collections on local history, religion, education, the 1917 Revolution, etc.
Publications of the Historical Archive of Omsk Oblast, many of which are freely downloadable document collections. Many collections are dedicated to the Russian Civil War in Siberia.
Publications of the National Archive of Khakassia, among which some document collections are freely downloadable.
An extensive collection of publications of the Perm State Archive of socio-political History, among which many are freely downloadable document collections and memoirs on various topics.
Online database of the official texts of federal and regional legislation of Russia from 1917 to today.
A number of exhibitions on different topics based on abundant archival documents. But the exhibitions are mostly presented in PDF files, which users have to download or view online.
Topics include evacuations during the Great Patriotic War, local scientific and cultural development, etc.
Topics include local cultural development, national culture, religion, education, Cossacks, etc.
Digital information portal on the Great Patriotic War in Yurga that includes various databases, digital projects, and online exhibitions.
Digital projects of the National Archive of Khakassia, among which some present quite extensive archival documents and old photographs about the Great Patriotic War and the urban development of the region.
Several digital projects of the Gorbachev Foundation focusing on the collapse of the USSR and the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, largely based on personal accounts and old photographs.
Plentiful interesting digital exhibitions and projects based on archival documents from the State Archive of Contemporary History of Novgorod Oblast covering extensive topics.
Online projects of the Russian State Archive of Phonodocuments covering various topics, such as the October Revolution, the Russian Russian Civil War, two World Wars, the Russian Arctic and Antarctic, leaders' speeches, the Soviet space program, and Soviet cinema.
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…
Online database of legal acts of Kazakhstan adopted from 1948 till today.
Digital archive of documents related to Isaak Babel, including his works, personal correspondence, official records, biography, and contemporaries' reviews of his works.
Document collection dedicated to the history of Orthodox Old Believers in the Baikal region.
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.
A page with primary documents on 20th century Russia on the site of the History Faculty of M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, including numerous major official documents.
A private digital collection of extensive imperial Russian and Soviet documents on various topics.
A private digital project that provides open access to a huge number of primary sources for researching Russian and Soviet history, including published materials, archival documents (transcriptions), statistics, and photographs.
A website dedicated to the Kumyk people, their history and culture. Some transcriptions of archival documents and historical photographs can be found in different sections of the website.
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.
Digital project that provides open access to electronic books, digitized documents, maps, and other materials related to Russian and Soviet statehood.
A website dedicated to the history of propaganda around the world in all historical periods. The website contains a section on Soviet propaganda, where many primary source materials are presented.
Collection of digitized books, brochures, and periodicals on Russian and Soviet history from the Karelian Republic.
Collective online project by the Russian State Photo Archive and the Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive that presents audio recordings and photos of the participants of the building of the Red Army.
A set of archival documents on different events during the Great Patriotic War.
Official website of the Institute of History of Ukraine, which presents a lot of useful digital resources. It provides access to digitized encyclopedias of the history of Ukraine published in different years. Its digital library contains full-text academic publications - books and periodicals - on…
Online document exhibition dedicated to the history of GOELRO (State Commission for Electrification of Russia).
Digital project of the State Archive of Oryol Oblast, including several online exhibitions of archival documents and freely downloadable document collections on the subject.
A digital project of the State Archive of Tomsk Oblast dedicated to the Great Patriotic War. It provides access to online document collections and data on participants of the war from Tomsk Oblast.
Online database developed by the International Memorial, providing information about the personnel of the Soviet NKVD during 1935 and 1939.
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…
Thematic collections of Russian and Soviet caricature works.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares Soviet caricatures, clippings from satirIcal magazines of the USSR, and Soviet cartoons.
Digital archive of memoirs, diaries, and personal correspondence on Soviet political repressions from the fonds of the International Memorial. Most of these documents were not published. You can use thematic, geographical, and institutional indicators to search for relevant materials on this…
Digital collection of Soviet scholarship produced during the Great Patriotic War.
A website dedicated to Soviet films, where users can watch Soviet movies and cartoons online, listen to radio plays and music from films, and browse relevant posters and photographs.
Digital exhibits from the Cinema Club-Museum "El'dar".
The official YouTube channel of the Gorky Film Studio, which produced many famous Soviet movies and TV series, such as "17 Moments of Spring".
Official website of Kir Bulychev, a Soviet and Russian sci fi writer. Here one can find a bibliography of Bulychev's works; a set of illustrations to his works can be found under "illiustratsii k proizvedeniiam"; "fotoal'bom" contains photographs of the author; interviews can be found under…
A YouTube playlist of more than 200 Soviet films and TV series produced by Dovzhenko Film Studio in Ukraine.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares digitized old books printed during the 5th and the 20th centuries.