- Selected Websites
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Unlike conventionally published books and journal articles, most websites
are not subjected to a process of quality review. Consequently, the value
and usefulness of historical material available on the World Wide Web is
very varied, and many sites contain tendentious, misleading and inaccurate
information.
It is important, therefore, to develop effective techniques for judging
the quality of any site consulted. A Guide to
Website Evaluation, relevant to the study of history, is available.
Web resources should not be regarded as a full substitute for conventional
printed publications, but the selected sites below may be of interest and
value.
Please report any broken links or additional high-quality sites to
pv@st-andrews.ac.uk.
- Internet Guides
- Chronology
of Russian History: The Soviet Period
A detailed chronological listing of events from 1917 to 1990, with
links to a number of other websites on aspects of Soviet history.
Produced by the Russian History Programme at Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Internet Modern
History Sourcebook
This large and complex site, compiled and edited by Paul Halsall at
Fordham University, New York, contains links to many relevant on-line
resources. The most useful sections for this course are:
- REESWeb
This site, produced by the Center for Russian and East European
Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, consists of a searchable database of links to websites covering a wide range of topics concerning Russia and Eastern Europe. The most relevant subject categories are History and Public Policy and Government.
- REENIC
The Russian and East European Network Information Center is a
collection of links to websites with information about East and Central
Europe, Russia, and the newly independent countries of the former Soviet
Union. REENIC is supported by The University of Texas at Austin Center for
Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and the College of Liberal
Arts.
- Other Sites
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Library of Congress Soviet Archives Exhibit
A complex hypermedia exhibition containing a selection of primary
documents on Soviet history and on Soviet-American relations.
 - Lenin Internet
Archive
Part of the Marxist Internet Archive, this site contains full texts of
Lenin's writings, a biography and a collection of photographs.
- Leon Trotsky
Internet Archive
Also part of the Marxist Internet Archive, contains texts of Trotsky's
writings, a biography and a photograph collection.
 - Cold War
International History Project
An extensive and complex site containing documents and commentaries on a
wide range of Cold War issues. Produced by the Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, Washington DC.
- Little Russia
in US
Contains a collection of diverse items of Russian culture, including art,
music, photographs, jokes and cookery recipes. The music section contains
some wonderful examples of traditional Russian church music. Compiled by
"a loose association of volunteers promoting Russian culture to the
world".
- Electronic Journal
- Transitions
Online
This electronic successor to the (now defunct) Transitions journal
provides extensive information on contemporary developments in Central and
Eastern Europe and the territory of the former Soviet Union. [Note - Parts
of this site are accessible on a subscription basis only.]
- News and Current Affairs
Daily events in Russia and in the territory of the former Soviet Union may
be followed on these sites:
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 - Moscow Times
Electronic version of English-language daily newspaper (published Tuesday
to Saturday) containing general news and busines and financial
information.
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