Council of Foreign Relations
Foreign Affairs: The Cold War Reopened
In his article entitled "Inside Enemy Archives: The Cold War Reopened," Melvyn Leffler discusses the ramifications of archival documents from the Russians on the Cold War era. Can Soviet actions during that time be viewed in a different...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: 1980 81 Polish Crisis
Learn about the Polish Crisis of 1980-1981 that began with a wave of strikes across Poland and the formation of the first independent labor union. The documents are from Russian archives that were writtne in response to the Polish crisis.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Cold War Origins
This collection of primary source documents discusses international relations during World War II and the years shortly after. It begins with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed in 1939 and ends with documents from the 1950's. The...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Economic Cold War
This is a loosely related collection of primary source documents that discuss economic issues during the Cold War period. These documents are all varied in topic and geographical coverage, ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s, and coming...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Nikita Khrushchev Collection
Documents containing the thoughts and opinions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Most are from Russian archives, along with a few Bulgarian and Romanian documents. The collection includes comments on Stalin, the post-Stalin Soviet...
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: North Korea's First Five Year Plan
A collection of declassified documents from Russian, Polish, Chinese, and East German archives on North Korea's Chollima Movement and First Five-Year Plan (1957-1961).
CommonLit
Common Lit: "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska
This is an essay about Anzia Yezierska, an immigrant from the Russian-Polish border, and her struggles adapting to living in America. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired...
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Fifa World Cup Russia 2018
Official site of the Russian World Cup counts down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds to the opening! Exciting photos and the latest news will keep readers up to date on how this world event is shaping up. Please know that the site is...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
CNN
Cnn: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Fast Facts
Learn some interesting facts about this Russian city, host of 2014 winter Olympics.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Animal Farm
"Animal Farm" (1945) is a novella by George Orwell about the development of Russian communism under Joseph Stalin delivered in allegorical form. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and...
McGill University
Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era
Brief discussions of various themes in Soviet children's literature of the 1920s and 30s. Examples of cover art.
The Economist
The Economist: Russia's Economy
A collection of articles on Russia's economy since 1998.
The Economist
The Economist: Russia's Economy
A collection of articles on Russia's economy since 1998.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Marc Chagall: Russian/french Painter and Stained Glass
Find Marc Chagall's artworks in museums and galleries around the world.
Library of Congress
Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Wwii: Alliance
This site from the Library of Congress discusses the alliance between the Allies and the USSR after Germany chose to break an agreement and invade Soviet Union. Links to primary source documents are included.
Other
The Anton Chekhov Page
This personal page has everything you want to know about the Russian author Anton Chekhov and more! It includes links to everything imaginable about Chekhov such as online text to some of his stories, articles and essays about Chekhov,...
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxists.org: Maxim Gorky (1868 1936)
Scroll down to near the bottom of the page and you will find a short biography on Russian playwright, Maxim Gorky. Primarily discusses his association with Russian leader, Lenin.
Curated OER
Portrait of Akhmet / Larionov
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
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Old Fashioned Love / Kruchenykh and Larionov
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
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A Game in Hell: A Poem / Goncharova
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
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Threesome / Malevich
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
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Tango With Cows: Ferro Concrete Poems / Kamensky
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
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David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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