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Digital library of the N.A. Nekrasov Library, containing tons of digitized pre- and post-1917 publications that can be viewed online.
Digital library of the National Library of the Republic of Bashkortostan, containing many digitized local publications of the Soviet period.
Digital library of the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia, containing many digitized local publications of the Soviet period. Notably, it has a lot of publications and manuscripts in Buryat.
National digital library of Tatarstan, containing more than 11,000 digital copies of various publications, including a great number of Soviet-era books and periodicals.
Digital library of the National Library of the Republic of Khakassia, containing many interesting publications in Russian and Khakassian languages: local publications from the Soviet period, materials on Khakassian folklore and local cultural development, etc.
Digital library of the National Library of the Chechen Republic, containing books and periodicals published locally during the Soviet times.
Digital library of the National Library of the Chuvash Republic, containing many local publications in Russian and Chuvash languages during the Soviet times.
Digital library of the Krasnoyarsk Krai containing plenty of digitized local publications. It has a collection on local study of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Digital library of the Primorsky Krai Public Library. It provides open access to extensive digital copies of local publications of the Soviet period as well as the Russian imperial period.
Digital Library of the Stavropol Krai Lermontov Universal Scientific Library, which contains abundant publications on the region and the Caucasus from the imperial through Soviet times.
Digitized books and periodicals from the collections of the Far East State Scientific Library, among which there are numerous Soviet publications on the Far East.
Digital library of the Kamchatka Krasheninnikov Regional Scientific Library. It is a very region-specific project and provides access to digitized imperial Russian, Soviet, and contemporary publications on Kamchatka and the people there.
A section on the local study of Kamchatka on the website of the Kamchatka Krasheninnikov Regional Scientific Library. It provides links to downloadable PDF versions of publications on the ethnic minorities of Kamchatka. Many of these publications are Soviet ethnographic studies.
Digital library of the State Library of Yurga, containing plentiful local publications from the Soviet era.
Digital Library of the Birobidzhan Oblast Universal Scientific Library that contains a lof of interesting books, periodicals, as well as archival documents related to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Apart from Soviet-era academic and popular publications on the region, the digital library also…
A very well-designed digital library of the Arkhangelsk Oblast Dobroliubov Scientific Library, containing extensive books, periodicals, documents, maps, and other types of historical materials related to the Arkhangelsk region. Its journal and newspaper section provides open access to many issues of…
The Digital library of Astrakhan Oblast Scientific Library contains more than 5000 documents and publications on the region's history, culture, peoples, and other aspects of life. It also provides access to digitized issues of Soviet-era regional periodicals.
Digital library of the Belgorod State Universal Scientific Library, containing extensive regional publications, as well as materials from beyond the oblast.
Digital library of Bryansk Oblast Tyutchev Scientific Universal Library, containing a lot of local publications of the Soviet era.
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.
Interesting digital library of Vologda Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing thousands of digitized books and periodicals, and more other types of materials. It also has several interesting thematic collections, such as "Russian forest" and "Russian America". Notably, the digital library…
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…
Digital library of the Murmansk State Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing extensive digitized local books, periodicals, and other types of materials.
Full-text databases of Novgorod Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing more than 200 downloadable Soviet publications from/about Novgorod Oblast.
Digital library of Orenburg Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing the digital copies of thousands of local publications.
Digital collection of publications from/on Oryol Oblast.
Digital library of Pskov Oblast Universal Scientific Library, where you can read extensive Soviet-era local publications online.
Digital library of Ryazan Oblast Gorgyi Universal Scientific Library, containing hundreds of digitized Soviet books and thousands of digital copies of Soviet-era periodical issues. In particular, it provides access to plenty of official reports from local authorities during the Soviet times.
Digital library of Sakhalin Oblast Universal Scientific Library. Although it doesn't have a book collection, it provides open access to many Soviet local periodicals, such as Sovetskii Sakhalin and Zvezda.
Digital collection of Sverdlovsk Oblast Belinsky Library, containing digital copies of many Soviet books in various categories.
Digital library of Tver Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library, containing digital copies of many Soviet-era local publications, mostly books.
Digital library of Tomsk Oblast Pushkin Universal Scientific Library, providing access to extensive digital copies of Soviet-era local publications.
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.
Digital library of Kurgan Oblast Scientific Library, containing digital copies of many pre-revolution and Soviet books and periodical issues.
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.
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.
A huge online database dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Armenian book printing. It provides public online access to digital copies of Armenian publications. The database is in Armenian and most of the items in the database are books in Armenian. Armenian speakers would find this database…
A database of digital copies of Armenian books printed between 1901-1920.
Online database on the Armenian participation in the Great Patriotic War. It has collected Soviet and contemporary books and media content on the subject, as well as the biographic data of Armenian war participants.
Online database of Armenian periodicals and serial publications from the pre-revolution period through the contemporary times. It includes many Soviet-era journal issues and book series.
A huge digital library of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, containing extensive materials in different languages of various types.
A huge digital library providing open access to digital copies of Soviet-era Belarusian academic and pedagogical publications, as well as documents and publications of the university.
Digital project developed by the National Library of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise, presenting digital copies of rare publications from/on Ukraine.
Digital library of the National Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadskyi, containing digital copies of extensive old publications on Ukrainian culture and history.
Digital project that provides open access to digitized academic serials of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences published during 1919-1931.
Digital library of the Historical Library of Ukraine, containing digital copies of old publications on Ukrainian culture and history.
Digital library of the National Library of Estonia, containing tens of thousands of digital copies of Soviet-era Estonian publications.
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.
Information portal developed by the National Library of Latvia for searching and accessing digital materials from different sources.
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.