Russian primary sources, 20th century - 2nd half: databases, documents, periodicals, books, articles
A unique online archive of Russian pre-revolutionary and Soviet newspapers (67 titles) printed in 1912-1991, many of them very rare. The pages and articles of these newspapers are available in PDF or DJVU format. The publications are arranged by year, month and title.
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
SOVIET ARCHIVES collected by Vladimir Bukovsky - RU
A unique collection of documents at www.bukovsky-archives.net
All material (PDF format) is in Russian, document titles are presented in Russian and English.
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History - EN
An online collection of primary sources that includes texts, images, maps and audio and video materials from the Soviet era (1917-1991). All documents are arranged by year and by subject, are fully searchable, and are translated into English.
Антисоветская Электронная Библиотека: исторические материалы и книги - RU
Anti-Soviet Electronic Library: Historical Materials and Books is a project developed by Andrey Perensky, the founder of the ImWerden electronic library. The collection includes various material illustrating life in the Soviet Union (1922-1991).
'Samizdat'. An Anthology. A unique online collection of censored publications (1950's-1970's) privately circulated within the Soviet Union at www.antology.igrunov.ru 'Samizdat' was a key form of dissident activity across the Soviet bloc in which individuals reproduced forbidden or unpublishable literature by hand and passed the documents from reader to reader.
The 1950's: Poetry, Prose, Articles, Essays
1960-1965: Prose, Articles, Memoirs, Periodicals, Poetry
1966-1973: Prose, Articles, Memoirs, Periodicals, Poetry
After 1973: Periodicals, Articles, Memoirs, Poetry, Prose