Transcripts of Stalin's speech on Red Square celebrating the 24th anniversary of 1917 revolution. Within his speech, he speaks frequently of WWII and the battles with Germany.

An outstanding site that gives a complete look at Russia. Links to information about the culture, society, history, language, government, elections, economics, and literature. Some sites are in Russian.

This is a full-length book on the US Army involvement in the first year of the Korean War.

A background article on the coup undertaken by the Soviet conservatives in 1991. Contains nice details, that gives it a "You are there" feeling.

This economic history of the Soviet Union examines the eras of Lenin and Stalin and postwar policy under Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and the reform period of Gorbachev.

Discusses the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria, and its relation to the arms industry in Bulgaria and the effects on arms trading today.

A lengthy lecture-format page with key points of the development and emergence of the Cold War. Includes many useful links within the content.

Images of the New York Times from December 26, 1991 depicting the fall of the Soviet Union and Mikhail Gorbachev.

A good article on how the ethnic problems in the Soviet Union developed, and the individual republics' demand for independence.

This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for by Fordham University contains the text of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.

Choose a decade of the Cold War to explore on the time line or take a look at the online exhibits. This site has great information about the Cold War.

President Woodrow Wilson, in his hope that World War I was the war to end all wars, issued his Fourteen Points almost one year before the end of the war as a bluepoint to guarantee peace across the world. Read a summary of the points and...

Describes the alliances that were forming between countries in the lead-up to the outbreak of World War II, the negotiations between Hitler and Mussolini, and the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed by Germany and Russia.

Read about the surprising and swift collapse of the Soviet Union and its satellite countries beginning with Poland in 1989. Watch a map which shows the change from a single country, USSR, into many independent countries, and find out...

This is an article about Jimmy Carter's presidency and his Strategic Arms Objectives.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...

An interesting look at the history of Moldova . Find out about its early history, its part in the USSR, and its recent independence. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

This resource examines Stalin's role in industrializing Russia prior to World War II.

The complete text of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk including what parties were present.

The Library of Congress provides an account of the murder of Kirov and how it led to the purges. Links to primary documents are included.

Resource includes the text to Adolf Hitler's speech to the German people declaring war against Russia in 1941.

Chart listing names of political and military leaders of Russia/USSR during World War I. Includes ranks, dates of service, and links to information on Nicholas II (Emperor) and General Alexei A. Brisilov (of the Eighth Army).

Essay describing the events surrounding the formation of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact in 1939. From a non-English site, but this particular page is English-only.

This site from The History Place provides a photo and caption of the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. Includes a text copy of the agreement, with links to additional information.