20th century, Russian, History

Site presents the history of the Soviet Gulag system through a browseable archive of video, art, artifacts, photographs, and the life stories of former Gulag prisoners. Online exhibitions take visitors on a thematic exploration of Gulag life, including a virtual tour of the reconstructed camp and museum made possible by the Gulag Museum at Perm-36. Teaching resources for introducing the Gulag's history into middle and high school classrooms are available. From George Mason University, Center for History and New Media.

The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, August 1968: Materials from the Labadie Collection of Social Protest Material. This web site contains material from the days immediately following the invasion, and they reflect the atmosphere in Czechoslovakia at the time. Originally presented as a special exhibit at the University of Michigan Special Collections Library in 2000. In English.

"Educational and online books sites on Romanov Russia," maintained by Bob Atchison and sponsored by Pallasart and the Alexander Palace Association. Includes photographs, books, letters, memoirs, secondary sources (text in html), etc. Includes Alexander Palace Time Machine; Tsarkoe Selo in 1910; Left Behind, by Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, and much more. Site is entirely in English.

This page gives a brief summary of Stalin's death, and mourning of his passing. Included are a number of good images, and links to other information and multimedia dealing with Stalin. In English.

Homepage of the Lenin Mausoleum. Click on either the Russian or English ticket to enter the appropriate version of the site. Site is dedicated to preserving the Lenin Mausoleum. Includes links to information about the mausoleum, Lenin, Stalin, and other Soviet leaders. Some multimedia files as well. In English or Russian.

Web-site giving information on the journal "Revolutionary Russia." This journal is the first English-language journal to concentrate on this period of Russian history. It is interdisciplinary and international in approach, publishing original research in the fields of history, politics, economics, sociology, literary and intellectual history from scholars throughout the world, including the ex-USSR states.

A wonderful online exhibition at the Library of Congress which gives access to the 19th century photoraphic collection of Prokudin Gorskii. Many images have been recreated in color (information on the process is also available on site). Site is in English.

The Trotsky Archive, providing an abundance of information, papers, articles, and other documents pertaining to Trotsky, his life, and work. Also available are a number of photographs, a biography, and links to the Trotskyst Encyclopedia and the Marxist Internet Archive. Site in English. Links are given to other sites with Trotsky documents in a variety of other languages.

Stalin-Era Research and Archives Project at the University of Toronto, providing links to dozens of sites with information on the Stalin period, its culture, history, and politics. A number of Bulletins put out by the Project coordinators are also available online. In English.

A visually stunning online exhibit of forced labor in the Soviet Union sponsored by the Open Society Archives. Information and images on prison camps from Solovki to today. In English.