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Selections of documents from the "Special files (Особые папки)" of the Presidential Archive of Kazakhstan. Currently, only two documents are available online in this section, but more documents may be published online in the future.
Digitized document collection of war memoirs from the Great Patriotic War. It is a collaboration between the Academy of Military-Historical Sciences and the Council of Veterans of the Fourth Guard Tank Army to preserve the memoirs of the veterans of this army.
Collection of digital editions of imperial Russian and Soviet periodicals.
Three-volume bibliography of historical documents published in Russia/the USSR over the 20th century, published by Russian Political Encyclopedia Publishers (ROSSPEN).
Online document exhibitions of the Russian Historical Society.
Digital collection of archival documents about Russian imperial military officers during the First World War and Soviet military officers during the Second World War.
A significant number of digitized documents from the fonds of the State Archive of Kherson Oblast.
Digitized finding aids and some documents of the State Archive of Chernihiv Oblast. The digital archive contains a lot of documents, but they are not organized in a clear way. Users may read the finding aids first, and then check out digitized "SPRAVI" to access original documents.
Digitized copies of documents from the State Archive of Rivne Oblast. Currently, it has a collection of materials on the OUN-UPA that operated on the territory of the Rivne region; a collection of local civil status registration documents from imperial till Soviet times; and a collection of…
Digital project that lists monuments for the victims of Soviet political repression in the territory of the former Soviet Union.
Document exhibition on significant milestones in Soviet and Russian economic life.
This site is a database about servicemen/servicewomen, military engagements, and the military during the Great Patriotic War. It contains numerous documents on individuals and events.
Digital library of Penza Oblast Library, containing hundreds of digitized Soviet books and periodical issues, most of which were published locally.
Digital repository of photographs documenting the development of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as prominent scholars from Novosibirsk.
Primary source documents on 20th-century wars.
Free access publications include "Leninskoe znamia", "Novyi pit", "Znamia truda", and regional versions of "Pravda".
Digitized editions of newspapers and journals of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, including several old publications, such as "Kracnyi sever" and "Vremia Iamala".
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 that contains digital copies of books on the Perm region, many of which were published during the Soviet times. The website also has information on local writers and individuals who contributed to the study of the Perm region.
A list of prominent scholars, cultural figures, and statesmen of Novosibirsk and of Russia in general. Though some of the pages include partial or full-text documents ("polnotekstovyie dokumenty), the primary use of this site is as a bibliographic resource. It gives a very clear and detailed idea of…
Document collection dedicated to the relationship between Petrograd/Leningrad and the Krasnoyarsk region throughout the 20th century.
A site containing the letters of Nikolai Gumilev, influential poet and white military officer. It includes a few letters from the Soviet period.
Selected personal correspondence of Pitirim Sorokin, a Russian-American sociologist and political activist.
A digital project on the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, containing photographs and audio and video recordings.
Online exhibitions of archival documents on various topics.
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.
Memoirs of Lieutenant Colonel Morozov D.A. on the defense and defeat of the Germans in the Soviet Arctic in October 1944.
Digitized photographs, posters, manuscripts, rare books, and other types of exhibits of the State Central Film Museum of Russia.
Several well-designed online databases based on archival documents from Sverdlovsk Oblast, including databases on WWⅡ participants, and a database on the victims of political repressions from the 1920s through the 1930s.
Digital version of a 3-volume document collection on dekulakization in Siberia, published by the State Archive of Novosibirsk Oblast.
Digitized full collection of Lenin's works in 55 volumes, with alphabetic indicators for titles.
Full-text databases of the scientific library of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi. Here you can find digital copies of many Soviet Kazakhstani academic publications.
Full-text databases of Novgorod Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing more than 200 downloadable Soviet publications from/about Novgorod Oblast.
Full-text database of Tyumen Oblast Scientific Library. There are no thematic collections on the website, but you can use the search function to find a lot of interesting materials, especially extensive periodical issues.
Full-text database of Volgograd Oblast Gorkiy Universal Scientific Library, containing a few Soviet-era books.
Digital library of the Central Scientific Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, containing many digitized Soviet publications, manuscripts in different languages, archival documents, as well as video materials.
A digital collection of key legal documents, including constitutional laws, international agreements, criminal laws, and economic laws, in the history of Belarus.
Oral history interviews with victims and witnesses of Soviet political repressions.
Electronic library of the V. Ia. Shishkov Altai Krai Universal Scientific Library. It contains numerous resources (books, archival documents, maps, etc.) on the local history of Altai Krai, as well as collections of local newspapers.
Digital copies of Pravda Vostoka issues from 1966 till today, presented by the National Library of Uzbekistan.
A database of more than 3,500 officially published legal acts of the BSSR.
Publications of the State Archive of Odessa Oblast, among which many are downloadable document collections dedicated to important historical events in the region, such as Holodomor and the Second World War.
A set of oral history and memory projects on Soviet political repression and terror.
Digital projects based on archival documents from the State Archive of Penza oblast.
A site with a huge number of diaries and memoirs from the Soviet period from a variety of people, including masses of ordinary citizens, on daily economic, social, cultural, and political life.
A Telegram channel that shares Soviet psychedelic artwork, including paintings, cartoons, caricatures, posters, etc.
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares Soviet psychedelic artwork, including paintings, cartoons, caricatures, posters, etc.
Online exhibits of documents from the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation, covering topics such as Soviet aviation, space programs, science during the Great Patriotic War, history of medicine, Moscow metro, gilding, cosmetics, as well as biographies of Soviet scientists.
Several freely downloadable document collections published by the State Archive of Novgorod Oblast, most of which are dedicated to the Great Patriotic War.
Publications of the State Archive of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, among which several are downloadable document collections on the Great Patriotic War, the national congress in the region in the 1934, and expeditions to the region in the 1930s.