political repression
Great Terror
Gulag
memory
oral history
Fond Iofe
Link to the Resource
personal narrative
The official YouTube channel of Fond Iofe, which presents oral history interviews on Soviet political repressions.
YouTube channel
Social media
Russian
USSR
Фонды государственного архива Российской федерации (The Fonds of the State Archive of the Russian Federation)
Nicholas II
bibliography
Alexander Kerensky
Provisional Government
February Revolution
culture
dance
Anna Pavlova
Cossacks
Revolution
literature
Ilia Erenburg
Dmitrii Shostakovitch
music
Duma
Great Patriotic War
Battle of Stalingrad
Leningrad Blockade
July Crisis
law
citizenship
constitution
state
military
propaganda
urban culture
World War I
Vršič Pass
celebration
legal source
literature & arts
Online finding aids and digital archive of the Russian State Archive.
State Archive of the Russian Federation
Digital collection
Eastern Europe
Russia
Фото галерея Государственного архива новейшей истории Ставропольского края (Photo Gallery of the State Archive of Contemporary History of Stavropol Krai)
everyday life
theater
art
fine arts
subbotnik
astronautics
science
urban history
children
komsomol
pioneer organization
sport
State Archive of Contemporary History of Stavropol Krai
Online exhibition
Stavropol
Caucasus
Фотоархив Мемориала (Memorial Photo Archive)
human rights
civil society
dissident
purge
Photograph collections of the International Memorial on Soviet political repressions and civil activism.
Memorial
Digital archive
Фотодокументальные выставки Государственного архива Приморского Края (Photo-document Exhibitions of the State Archive of Primorsky Krai)
ethnography
cinema
festival
guerilla warfare
Komsomol
diplomacy
education
Russian-Japanese War
architecture
transportation
Topics include local scientific and cultural development, ethnographic studies in Primorsky Krai, urban development, etc.
State Archive of Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai
Vladivostok
Far East
USA
Фундаментальная электронная библиотека "Русская литература и фольклор" (ФЭБ) (The Fundamental Digital Library of Russian Literature and Folklore (FEB))
humanities
folklore
Digital information system that provides free access to digital texts of Russian literary works and folklore, and scholarly research and encyclopedic information on them.
A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Digital library
Хранилище. Историческая литература. Книги. (Repository. Historical literature. Books) VK Group
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
political institution
foreign policy
foreign relations
religion
Russian Civil War
Russian Revolution
film
political leader
general
history
World War Ⅱ
nationalities
A VK (V Kontakte) group that shares both secondary literature and primary source materials on a variety of historical questions. You can find thousands of digitized Soviet books and document collections in this group.
VK group
global
Хроника текущих событий (The Chronicle of Current Events)
Helsinki process
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.
Хроники Приангарья: электронная библиотека (Chronicles of Priangarye)
industrialization
collectivization
Cold War
Perestroika
local study
local history
ecology
environment
New Economic Policy
Digital library of Irkutsk Oblast State Universal Scientific Molchanov-Sibirskii Library, containing a huge number of digital copies of Soviet books, periodicals, and photographs about the Irkutsk region.
Irkutsk Oblast State Universal Scientific Molchanov-Sibirskii Library
Irkutsk Oblast
Siberia
Хрущев (из серии "Вожди советской эпохи") (Leaders of the Soviet Period: Khrushchev)
Khrushchev
A digital collection of archival documents about the life and work of Nikita Khrushchev from the exhibition series "Leaders of the Soviet Period" created by the Federal Archival Agency of Russia and the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History.
Federal Archival Agency of Russia
Digital project
Цена кадра: каждый второй ранен; каждый третий убит (The Price of a Film Frame: Every Other Man is Wounded; Every Fourth Man is Killed)
Holocaust
photographers
Digital project dedicated to the creators of Soviet front-line films during the Second World War. On this web page you can find archival documents, photographs, and video clips about Soviet front-line filmmaking.
State Central Film Museum of Russia
Центральний державний архів вищих органів влади та управління України (Central State Archives of Supreme Bodies of Power and Government of Ukraine)
police
Verkhovna Rada
Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce
Nazi
statehood
Holodomor
Chernobyl
intellectual
emigre
Official website of the Central State Archives of Supreme Bodies of Power and Government of Ukraine. There are many interesting document exhibitions under the "ВИСТАВКИ" section. In the "Збірники документів" sub-section, you can download PDF versions of many document collections published by the archive. Also, on the main page of the website, there are links to several digital archives.
Central State Archives of Supreme Bodies of Power and Government of Ukraine
Ukrainian
Ukraine
Germany
Turkey
Центральний державний електроний архів України (Central State Electronic Archives of Ukraine)
Ukrainian Revolution
nationalism
Taras Shevchenko
security service
KGB
secret police
NKVD
folk culture
Digital archive that contains abundant digitized documents from different Ukrainian archives from the imperial and Soviet periods. Notably, it has a collection of criminal cases from the KGB archive of Crimea. The website also has several online exhibitions.
State Archive Service of Ukraine
Crimea
Donetsk
Центральный государственный архив кинофотодокументов и звукозаписей Республики Казахстан (Central State Archive of Film-Photo Documents and Audio Recordings of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
leisure
tourism
youth
Muslim
Islam
An interesting media resource. On the website, you can search for information about films, photographs, and audio materials at Kazakhstan's Central State Archive of Film-Photo Documents and Audio Recording. The digital copies of some photographs and audio recordings are directly accessible from the website. The website also presents many interesting exhibitions of visual materials under the "Выставки" and "Медиа канал KFDZ" sections.
Central State Archive of Film-Photo Documents and Audio Recordings of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Online database
Kazakhstan
Tomsk
Orenburg
Central Asia
ЦИФРОВА БІБЛІОТЕКА ІСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРНОЇ СПАДЩИНИ - Національна бібліотека України імені В. І. Вернадського (Digital Library of Historical and Cultural Heritage - National Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadskyi)
economy
psychology
language
philosophy
linguistics
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.
National Library of Ukraine named after V. I. Vernadskyi
Цифровая история (Digital history) VK Group
Stalinism
Red Army
Stalin
The VK page of a digital scholarly-educational project of the same name, dedicated to Russian and Soviet history, as well as world history. On the VK wall the project team shares various kinds of primary source materials on Soviet history.
Цифровий архів: скановані справи - Державний Архів Миколаївської області (Digital Archive: Scanned Cases - State Archive of Mykolaiv Oblast)
genealogy
local administration
Digital archive of the State Archive of Mykolaiv Oblast that contains digital copies of imperial-era metric books and Soviet-era house books from the 1920s to the 1940s.
State Archive of Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast
Человек, Политик, Дипломат (к 90-летию со дня рождения В. И. Воротникова) (Man, Politician, Diplomat (To the 90th Anniversary of the Birth of V. I. Vorotnikov))
Vitalii Vorotnikov
Archival Service of Voronezh Oblast
Digital document collection
Школа акварели Сергея Андрияки (Sergei Andriyaka Watercolor Painting School)
Sergei Andriyaka
Digital exhibits from the Sergei Andriyaka Watercolor Painting School.
The Moscow Department of Culture
Эволюция трудовых отношений в российской промышленности: от дореволюционной индустриализации к советской (The Evolution of Labor Relations in Russian Industry: From Pre-Revolutionary to Soviet Industrialization)
labor
worker
legislation
labor law
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 statistical data, legal documents, and publications on the subject.
Moscow State University Department of Historical Informatics
Экономика Революции, 1917-1920 гг. (The Economy of the Revolution, 1917-1920)
finance
industry
agriculture
trade
infrastructure
railroad
Document exhibition dedicated to the economic development during the Russian Revolution and early years of the Soviet power.
Russian State Archive of Economy
Экспонаты музея политической истории России (Exhibits of the Museum of Political History of Russia)
numismatics
Digital exhibits of the Museum of the Political History of Russia.
Museum of the Political History of Russia
archaeology
biology
botanics
urban planning
demography
public health
zoology
legal history
chemistry
physics
mathematics
technology
construction
mass media
sociology
sculpture
political science
epidemiology
social sciences
pathology
intellectual history
history of science
geography
economics
museum
natural science
Digital library of the N.A. Nekrasov Library, containing tons of digitized pre- and post-1917 publications that can be viewed online.
N.A. Nekrasov Library
English
Italian
French
Latin
Greek
German
Электронная библиотека - Национальная библиотека им. Н. Г. Доможакова (Digital Library of the N.G. Domozhakov National Library)
nature
anthropology
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.
N.G. Domozhakov National Library
Khakas
Khakassia
Электронная библиотека - Биробиджанская областная универсальная научная библиотека (Digital Library of the Birobidzhan Oblast Universal Scientific Library)
Jew
regional autonomy
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 provides access to some archival documents about the establishment of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the 1920s and 1930s.
Birobidzhan Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Yiddish
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Birobidzhan
Amur
Электронная библиотека - Брянская областная научная универсальная библиотека им. Ф.И. Тютчева (Digital Library of Bryansk Oblast Tyutchev Scientific Universal Library)
partisan
Digital library of Bryansk Oblast Tyutchev Scientific Universal Library, containing a lot of local publications of the Soviet era.
Bryansk Oblast Tyutchev Scientific Universal Library
Bryansk Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Вологодская областная универсальная научная библиотека (Digital Library of Vologda Oblast Universal Scientific Library)
Russian North
Russian America
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 provides open access to the digital copies of many important Soviet journals and newspapers, such as "Soviet Ethnography" and "Sever".
Vologda Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Vologda Oblast
North America
Электронная библиотека - Воронежская областная универсальная научная библиотека (Digital Library of Voronezh Oblast Universal Scientific Library)
philology
Digital library of Voronezh Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing a considerable number of digitized books and periodicals. Particularly, it has not only oblast-level but also raion-level periodicals.
Voronezh Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Voronezh Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Государственная универсальная научная библиотека Красноярского края (Digital Library of the State Universal Scientific Library of Krasnodar Krai)
natural resource
Digital library of the Krasnoyarsk Krai containing plenty of digitized local publications. It has a collection on local study of the Krasnoyarsk Krai.
State Universal Scientific Library of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Электронная библиотека - Историческое и культурное наследие Еврейской автономной области (Digital Library - Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast)
Jewish
national culture
Digital library that contains digital books, periodicals, photographs, videos, and audio materials on the history, people, and culture of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and the city of Birobidzhan.
Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Камчатская краевая научная библиотека им. С.П. Крашенинникова (Digital Library of the Kamchatka Krasheninnikov Regional Scientific Library)
population
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.
Kamchatka Krai Krasheninnikov Scientific Library
Kamchatka
Peteropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Электронная библиотека - Курганская областная научная библиотека (Digital Library of Kurgan Oblast Scientific Library)
radio
Digital library of Kurgan Oblast Scientific Library, containing digital copies of many pre-revolution and Soviet books and periodical issues.
Kurgan Oblast Scientific Library
Kurgan Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Магаданская областная универсальная научная библиотека (Digital Library of Magadan Oblast Universal Scientific Library)
press
printing
borderland
A.G. Kozlov
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 Kozlov, a Soviet historian of the Magadan region.
Magadan Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Magadan Oblast
Kolyma
Электронная библиотека - Омская государственная научная библиотека имени А. С. Пушкина (Digital Library of the Omsk State A. S. Pushkin Scientific Library)
administration
writing
space race
ideology
Digital library of the Omsk State A. S. Pushkin Scientific Library.
Omsk Oblast State Pushkin Scientific Library
Omsk Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Оренбургская областная универсальная научная библиотека им. Н.К. Крупской (Digital Library of Orenburg Oblast Universal Scientific Library)
river
forestry
Cossack
Digital library of Orenburg Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing the digital copies of thousands of local publications.
Orenburg Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Orenburg Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Приморская краевая публичная библиотека (Digital Library of the Primorsky Krai Public Library )
navy
travel
housing
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.
Primorsky Krai Public Library
Электронная библиотека - Рязанская областная универсальная научная библиотека имени Горького (Digital Library of Ryazan Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library)
peasantry
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.
Ryazan Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library
Ryazan Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Тверская областная универсальная научная библиотека им. А.М. Горького (Digital Library of Tver Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library)
medicine
Russian Orthodox Church
water management
Digital library of Tver Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library, containing digital copies of many Soviet-era local publications, mostly books.
Tver Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library
Tver Oblast
Электронная библиотека - Ульяновская областная научная библиотека имени В.И. Ленина (Digital Library of Ulyanovsk Oblast Lenin Scientific Library)
administrative-territorial division
Digital library of the Ulyanovsk Oblast Lenin Scientificc Library, containing digital copies of many pre-revolution and Soviet books and periodical issues.
Ulyanovsk Oblast Lenin Scientific Library
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Электронная библиотека "Венёвский уезд" (Electronic Library "Venevskii uezd")
Venev
A website on the Venev Uezd in Tula Oblast containing local historical sources, including books and newspapers.
Denis Makhel'
Tula Oblast
Электронная библиотека "Земля Владимирская" (Digital Library "Land of Vladimir")
October Revolution
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.
Vladimir Oblast Gorky Universal Scientific Library
Vladimir Oblast
Электронная библиотека "Книгакан" (Digital Library "Knigakan")
Dolgans
Evenks
ethnos
Yukaghir
Chukchi
Tungus
national autonomy
A special collection of the digital library of the National Library of the Republic of Sakha consisting of publications related to different ethnic groups in Yakutia, including scholarly research, periodicals, and published official documents.
National Library of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Yakutia
Электронная библиотека "Научное наследие России" (Digital Library "Scientific Heritage of Russia")
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian diaspora
historiography
cybernetics
geology
astronomy
automation
metallurgy
nuclear technology
fishing
biotechnology
light industry
statistics
scientist
scholar
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.
Электронная библиотека "Память Ставрополья" (Digital Library "Memory of Stavropol")
Caucasian Studies
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.
Stavropol Krai Lermontov Universal Scientific Library
Электронная библиотека "Псковиана" (Digital Library "Pskoviana")
Bunin
World War Ⅰ
Digital library of Pskov Oblast Universal Scientific Library, where you can read extensive Soviet-era local publications online.
Pskov Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Pskov Oblast
Электронная библиотека «Астраханская краеведческая коллекция» (Digital Library "Astrakhan Local Study Collection")
Party organization
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.
Astrakhan Oblast Krupskaya Scientific LIbrary
Astrakhan Oblast
Электронная библиотека «Кольский Север» (Digital Library "Kola North")
Arctic
Kola
Digital library of the Murmansk State Oblast Universal Scientific Library, containing extensive digitized local books, periodicals, and other types of materials.
Murmansk Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Murmansk Oblas
Электронная библиотека «Наука права» (Digital Library "Science of Law")
legal studies
scholarship
justice
court
An online library of laws and legal studies. It provides open access to Soviet and Russian legal sources and legal literature.
Digital Library "Science of Law"
Электронная библиотека «Сахалин и Курилы - острова утренней зари» (Digital Library "Sakhalin and Kuril - Islands of Dawn")
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.
Sakhalin Oblast Universal Scientific Library
Sakhalin