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Russia
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "Love Tyrannises All the Ages": The Decembrists of Siberia 
 Description of the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia, where young officers from a secret society were exiled following an unsuccessful December 1825 uprising in St. Petersburg, Russia. Includes a brief overview of the event, and information about the the wives who followed their husbands into exile and their legacy on this area in Russia. Includes recent photos of the area. From the author of a Russian travel book. http://www.nomadom.net/russia/decembrists.htm Topics: History By Place Last updated Jan 4, 2006 300th Anniversary of Russian Navy
This 1996 commemorative site includes a chronology of important naval events, images of flags, brief biographical information on past admirals (some with portraits), images and written descriptions of modern and past ships, and an illustrated history of the navy to 1917. Present day St. Petersburg, the "naval center of Russia," is also highlighted. http://www.neva.ru/EXPO96/contents.html Topics: History, History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually, Military, Transportation Last updated Feb 12, 2003 Beslan: Siege of School No. 1
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle program "examines the three-day ordeal [in the Russian town of Beslan in September 2004] that saw Chechen gunmen hold more than 1,000 hostages, most of them children" and "in which several hundred children and adults were killed." The companion website provides background information about the Chechen conflict, a lesson plan, and maps, photos, and essays about Chechnya and the surrounding area. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/beslan-seige-of-school-1/introduction/246/ Topics: History By Place, Photograph Collections: Regional, Terrorism Last updated Jul 12, 2008 Beyond the Pale: The History of Jews in Russia
The online version of an original exhibit with over 400 photographs presenting an in-depth, illustrated history of Jews in Russia. http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/beyond-the-pale/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 7, 2009 Frosted Windows: 300 Years of St. Petersburg Through Western Eyes
On the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg in Russia, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library presents an exhibition of the history of this great city. The site traces the history of the city, variously called Sankt Pieter Burkh, Peterborough, Petrograd, Leningrad, and St. Petersburg, using annotated images from books and other publications. From the University of Kansas Libraries. http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/stpete/KSRL_FrostedWindows/ Topics: History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Dec 21, 2005 The Future of Democracy in Russia: The Lesson of Perestroika and the Question of the Communist Party
Transcript of the 1993 Sanford S. Elberg Lecture in International Studies, given by Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, discussing the Soviet restructuring policy of "perestroika" under Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. In addition to the lecture, the site contains a biography of Yakovlev (who died in October 2005) and a 1996 interview with Yakovlev. From the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/Elberg/Yakovlev/yak-elb1.html Topics: History By Place, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Oct 25, 2005 Gulag: Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom
Companion to a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Gulag Museum of Perm, Russia, and the National Park Service (NPS) that "traces the history of the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system and its impact on Russia and the world today." An online exhibit features illustrated essays on living in a camp, dissidents, political prisoners, the Gulag Museum, and more. From the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. http://gulaghistory.org/nps/ Topics: History By Place, Labor Last updated Aug 13, 2008 Kennan Institute
Website for this institute focusing on "political, social, and economic issues affecting Russia and other successor states to the Soviet Union, seeking always to place these issues within their historical context." Features publications, event summaries, audio clips, and other material about topics such as U.S.-Russia relations, human rights, the Chernobyl disaster, gender politics, Anton Chekhov, and Ukrainian culture. Part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1424 Topics: History By Place Last updated Nov 21, 2007 Lenin Museum
Site for this museum in Moscow that "was opened in May, 1924, as a branch of the V.I. Lenin Institute." Features annotated historical photos of Lenin and material on his childhood, the First Russian Revolution (1905-1907), the October 1917 Russian Revolution, the formation of the Soviet Union, and his later years. In English and Russian. http://www.stel.ru/museum/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Nov 1, 2006 Meeting of Frontiers
This bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library "tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest." Discusses the meaning of the frontier to each nation, the concepts of colonization and national identity, and the perception each nation has had of the other throughout their expansions. Also includes an extensive bibliography and annotated webliography. From the Library of Congress, in cooperation with the National Library of Russia and the Russian State Library. http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html Topics: History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 30, 2000 North Caucasus: At a Glance
Profile of this "part of Russia that slopes up towards the main ridge of the Caucasus mountains, often considered the border between Europe and Asia." Provides descriptions of the republics and regions in the area (Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia) and the conflicts in this "volatile mountainous region." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3632274.stm Topics: History By Place, Regions of the World Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Regions and Territories: Chechnya
Profile of the southern Russian Republic of Chechnya, including demographic facts, historical overview, timeline of key events dating back to 1858, and information about Chechen leaders and media. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/2565049.stm Topics: Country Studies by Continent, History By Place, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Revelations From the Russian Archives
This companion website to a 1992 Library of Congress exhibit contains documents made available by the Russian Archival Committee, covering "the entire range of Soviet history from the October Revolution of 1917 to the failed coup of August 1991." Exhibit topics include Joseph Stalin, the murder of Sergei Kirov, the secret police, Gulag labor camps, the Ukrainian famine, Chernobyl, perestroika ("Mikhail Gorbachev's program of economic, political, and social restructuring"), relations with the U.S. (including the Cold War), and more. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Oct 25, 2005 The Romanovs: Their Empire, Their Books: The Political, Religious, Cultural, and Social Life of Russia's Imperial House
This online exhibition contains highlights from the Romanov collections held by the New York Public Library. "Collected by generations of Russian royalty, the spectacular books that once lined the shelves of their palace libraries are a tangible legacy of the Romanov dynasty that ruled the Moscow Tsardom and the Russian Empire for 300 years, until the Russian Revolution of 1917." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/slv/exhibit/roman.html Topics: Heads of State, History By Place, Notable People: Government Last updated Jun 4, 2009 Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
Based on a 2003-2004 New York Public Library exhibit that "coincides with the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg," this site "traces Russia’s movement from relative isolation to global empire through its contacts with Europe, Asia, and the Americas." Features images from the New York Public Library's collections accompanied by articles about the Romanovs, Catherine the Great, and other Russian history topics. Also includes a glossary, timeline, bibliography, and related links. http://russia.nypl.org/ Topics: History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Dec 16, 2003 Russian Ex-President Yeltsin Dies
Profile and collection of stories about Boris Yeltsin, "who played a key role in the Soviet Union's demise and became Russia's first president," and who died in April 2007. Features an obituary, reactions to Yeltsin's death, photos, video, key dates in Yeltsin's life, and more. From BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6584481.stm Topics: History By Place, Notable People: Government Last updated Apr 23, 2007 Stalin's Forgotten Zion: An Illustrated History, 1928-1996
In 1934, Stalin created the Jewish Autonomous Region in the region of Birobidzhan in Siberia as a Soviet alternative to Palestine. This online version of an exhibit created for the Judah Magnes Museum uses archival photographs and multimedia to document the experiment and its failure. It examines the notions of Jewish identity, culture, and community. http://www.swarthmore.edu/Home/News/biro/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Dec 4, 2004 World News: Chechnya
Collection of news stories and opinion pieces about the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, with emphasis on the clashes between Russian soldiers and Chechen groups. Also includes a brief history of the region back to 1991 and links to related information. From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/chechnya Topics: History By Place Last updated Dec 12, 2008 |
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