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A private digital library that contains digital transcriptions of many contemporary and Soviet books and articles on politics, history, law, and cybernetics.
Digitized full collection of Stalin's works in 18 volumes, with alphabetic indicators for titles and relevant additional materials.
A digital archive and library of Soviet-era and later archaeological reports, surveys, and scholarship on Central Asia.
A huge digital library dedicated to Turkic-related topics. The website has four versions in Arabic, Turkish, English, and Uyghur, and each version presents books and periodicals in its respective language. One can find plentiful interesting publications on Muslims and Islam in Central Asia and the…
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…
Archive of Lithuanian movies from 1930 till today, containing thousands of Soviet Lithuanian productions.
Two poster collections of the London School of Economics Digital Library, one on Soviet childcare, the other on British Labour Delegation to Russia in the 1920s and 1930s.
A YouTube Channel with plentiful historical video materials about Kazakhstan, specifically about Dinmukhamed Kunaev and the Jambul Region.
Digital library of Magadan Oblast Universal Scientific Library. Currently, it has four collections: digitized issues of the journal "На севере дальнем" (from 1955 till today); digitized issues of the newspaper "Советская Колыма" (1936-1954); folklore of indigenous peoples; and works of Aleksandr…
A site that contains digital texts of many Russian historiographical works, as well as memoirs and diaries on the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
Digital editions of the newspaper "Magnitogorskii metall" from 1935 till today.
Online database that contains numerous digital copies of Soviet periodical publications.
Archival documents, including author bio, letters, and official documents, related to Osip Mandelstam.
A huge digital library dedicated to Marxism around the world.
Digital archive of English-language primary source documents, essays, books, and personal accounts related to Soviet history. Some of these are original English documents and accounts, some are English translations of Russian-language originals. The website also provides free access to digitized…
Open-access full-text database of Chinese-language Marxist works, developed by the Marxists Internet Archive. It contains the Chinese translations of Lenin's works and many other Soviet publications. It also has many documents related to Sino-Soviet relations, such as a 21-volume document collection…
Digital encyclopedia of anti-Revisionism developed by the Marxists Internet Archive, containing English translations of representative anti-Revisionist materials from China, Albania, and many western countries.
Selected Chinese and Soviet press content and archival documents that reflect the Sino-Soviet ideological debate in the 1950s and 1960s. All materials presented on the website are in Chinese.
Selected Chinese, Soviet, and English-language press content that reflects the Sino-Soviet ideological debate in the 1950s and 1960s. All materials presented on the website are in English.
Digitized full collection of Lenin's works in 55 volumes, with alphabetic indicators for titles.
Digital project led by the Mayakovsky Library, with the participation of many other libraries in Saint-Petersburg. Apart from publications of all sorts, this digital library provides open access to many digitized publications on Saint-Petersburg.
Mediazona's oral history interview with Uyghur emigrants from China to the USSR.
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…
Three online available document collections published by the International Memorial on Soviet-era political repressions and ostarbeiters.
Photograph collections of the International Memorial on Soviet political repressions and civil activism.
Digitized lists of persons who were repressed under Stalin.
Online archive of interviews with former Ostarbeiters, prisoners of war, and prisoners of German camps and a publication site for materials related to this topic.
The Chronicle of Current Events is a type-written, informational bulletin of Soviet human rights activists, published from 1968 to 1983. This website provides online transcripts of the content of the bulletin.
Online database developed by the International Memorial, providing information about the personnel of the Soviet NKVD during 1935 and 1939.
A huge database of victims of Soviet political repressions developed by the International Memorial.
Oral history interviews with victims and witnesses of Soviet political repressions.
A set of oral history and memory projects on Soviet political repression and terror.
Online exhibitions of the Memorial Museum-Reserve of the History of Political Repressions "Perm-36, mostly dedicated to Soviet political repressions.
Digital collection of audio recordings of Soviet politicians (mostly Lenin).
Online database and collection of photographs, documents, and maps on Russia's participation in the First World War.
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.
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.
Document collection dedicated to the relationship between Petrograd/Leningrad and the Krasnoyarsk region throughout the 20th century.
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.
Resolution of the Azerbaijan SSR Council of Ministers "On the approval of the Model Rules for registering citizens who need to improve housing conditions and allocating residential areas in the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR"
A project that collects and presents materials about the experience of Baptist and Pentecostal communities in the USSR.
Online exhibitions and digital document collections published by the Moscow Oblast Archival Center.
A digital archive of oral histories on everyday life, science, technology, and the experiences of the technical-intellectual elite in the USSR.
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.
Multifunctional information system designed to provide information resources for research on a wide range of issues of the evolution of labor relations in Russia, including labor legislation, wages, insurance and social security of workers, labor conflicts, etc. Here you can find Soviet-era…
The official English YouTube channel of Mosfilm, presenting over 1000 Soviet and Russian films with English subtitles.
The official Russian YouTube channel of Mosfilm, presenting thousands of Soviet and Russian films.
Children's films produced by Mosfilm available on YouTube.
Online catalog and player of Soviet and Russian films produced by Mosfilm.
A comprehensive YouTube playlist of more than 800 Soviet films produced by different film studios.