Russian History: Primary Sources

Three volume collection of documents from 1917-1941 focusing on soviet foreign policy.

Two volume set (SJU Reference Collection) focusing on 1939-1945.

Focus on Stalin's use of propaganda to mobilize and transform the nation for war.

Focuses on the role of the eastern frontier regions during the 1930's.

Draws upon primary source materials to illustrate the personal worlds and fears of Soviet citizens.

New York Public Library

Digitized collections of content from or related to Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russian individuals in the United States.

This archive stems from a collaboration between Yale University Press and the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History (RGASPI). Provides primary source materials from Stalin's personal papers and insightful monographs on communism.

A collection highlighting Stalin's personal writings, conversations, and legacy.

Primary source materials from the 1930's through 1950's highlighting the developments leading to the Cold War. Draws upon sources largely from Russian and Bulgarian archives.

Documents focusing on the establishment of the alliance between the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. Includes links to related document collections.

"The digital collection consists chiefly of summary transcripts of 705 interviews conducted with refugees from the USSR during the early years of the Cold War."

This site offers a rich collection of over 7 million American primary historical documents dating back to the 15th century. Browse to find your topic, or do a specific search, and then use the subject headings you find in relevant documents - they will be hyperlinked to other documents under the same heading.

The portal into the U.S.'s National Archives, click on "Start your Research" to investigate research paths and see what they make available online.

From the Foundation of the National Archives, this site allows you to browse or search for historical documents that span U.S. history.

This site offers searchable collections (sometimes in full-text format, other times only in bibliographic format) of historical documents pertaining to foreign relations in the United States during the Kennedy, up to the Ford administration. Go to the 'Historical Documents' page to browse the resources by theme, by chronology, or by volumes, as they were published.

This site offers a searchable and browsable collection of digital primary source archives available through the open web.

This site offers primary documents important to the field of law, such as agreements, treaties, accords, hearings, etc. Browse through their twentieth century collection, or search through the site for specific keywords that reflect your topic of interest.

Search through the titles of documents that have been made available by the Freedom of Information Act. Note that these items are not full-text.

Chronicling America allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

This site contains declassified, edited documents of U.S. foreign relations decisions between 1861-1960.

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"The digital collection consists chiefly of summary transcripts of 705 interviews conducted with refugees from the USSR during the early years of the Cold War."

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including the human development index