As we plan for the expansion and updating of the site we are seeking input from our users. The ten years 19171927 saw a radical transformation of the russian empire into a communist state, the soviet union. The overthrow of the provisional government and establishment of soviet power. Lewin, the making of the soviet system, new york, 1985 4. Authors robert weinberg and laurie bernstein have collected farflung documentsmany available in english for the first timeand. Complete onevolume history of the soviet union in world war ii, utilizing newly available documents see collections of russian documents.
After world war ii, the soviet legal model also was imposed on soviet dominated regimes in eastern and central europe. Suppressed or difficult to find documents about the soviet union during both the socialist period up to the mid1950s and the revisionist period until the final collapse of the ussr in 1991. The soviet union and the establishment of communist regimes. Readings and videos soviet and postsoviet politics and. Documents of the online project detailing the exploration and settlement of the american west and the siberian east. Documents in russian history contents muscovy, prepetrine samuel collins, on the present state of russia peter the great proclamation on the introduction of the new calendar, 1700 decree on single inheritance pavel miliukov on the reforms of peter the great eighteenth century russia the conditions of anna ivanovnas accession to the throne, 1730. History of the communist party of the soviet union 1939. The soviet union what should textbooks emphasize answers. Two russian documents by elizabeth wishnick address by the chairman of the foreign affairs commission of the council of the union of the ussr supreme soviet mikhail gorbachev before the british parliament, london, 18 dec. As a class, we will assess the claim that soviet socialism though not necessarily the soviet union was a project with a shelf life, conditioned by global politics and its own capacities for selfreproduction. If you would like to suggest a document for inclusion, please make contact. Stenographic record congressdocs the soviet union and the middle east.
One hundred documents total from the following time periods. This collection of russian revolution documents has been compiled by alpha history authors. By the time carr entere thde world of soviet history h,e was alread ay proven russianist. Flechtheims history of the german communist party, g. This book explores episodes which highlight the complexities of this multifaceted struggle. As in any modern archive, there is more bureaucratic verbiage and fewer instant revelations than one might hope for. Soviet government documents authored by trotsky as soviet. Alan ballis professor of history at marquette university and the author of russias last capitalists. The declassification of documents in russia remains subject to the extreme sensitivities of the russian government and the russian archival administrations to the countrys troubled past. Russian regional, local and family history sources. The materials are arranged by year and by subject, are fully searchable, and are translated into english. President trump claimed the soviet union went to war in 1979 to battle terrorists.
The union of socialist soviet republics through its supreme organs has the. Lee library, brigham young university, provo, utah, usa. The following is a general overview of the history of russia during the period of soviet domination. Soviet law, also called socialist law, law developed in russia after the communist seizure of power in 1917 and imposed throughout the soviet union in the 1920s. About russia, its revolutions, its development and its.
Seventeen moments in soviet history contains a rich archive of texts, images, maps and audio and video materials from the soviet era 19171991. In addition, this collection is a continuation of previous releases on the warsaw pact forces available at cia analysis of warsaw pact forces and soviet and warsaw pact military journals and adds 82 newly released documents ranging from translation of. The museum documents ethnicnational diversity in both the imperial, soviet and post soviet period. A history in documents provides a visually stimulating survey of revolutionary russia, from the collapse of the autocracy in 1917 to the consolidation of the stalinist system in the 1930s. The spy who kept the cold war from boiling over history. European russia, siberia and the far east, caucasus and crimea, and central asia and kazakhstan. Other collections relevant to russian history eurodocs. But a newly published cable underscores moscows fear.
Documents of recent history former central party archive. A documentary survey stanford university press, 1957 online free to. In addition, this collection is a continuation of previous releases on the warsaw pact forces available at cia analysis of warsaw pact forces and soviet and warsaw pact military journals and adds 82 newly released documents ranging. The first revolution overthrew the tsarist government and replaced it with a provisional government of duma members mostly members of the cadet party, who allowed a contact commission of the petrograd soviet to advise the. Examines russia in world war ii as a whole, not just the 19411945 era. Site contains multiple documents of the history of russia. Documents of soviet history sovdocs documents of soviet american relations. But a newly published cable underscores moscows fear that afghanistan would switch loyalties to the west. Soviet institutions, practices, and ideologies, the course aims to situate the soviet project in an explicitly global frame. How and why the soviet republic defeated the combined forces of britishfrenchjapanesepolish intervention and of the bourgeoislandlordwhiteguard counterrevolution in russia 243. Jan 29, 2019 president trump claimed the soviet union went to war in 1979 to battle terrorists. It highlights actions and decisions of the soviet leadership while addressing popular. The first revolution overthrew the tsarist government and replaced it with a provisional government of duma members mostly members of the cadet party, who allowed a contact commission of the petrograd soviet to advise the government. Image caption vladimir lenin was the main player in 1917 bolshevik revolution.
Russian revolution, civil war and ussr 19171991 eurodocs. The excellent english work on russian foreign policy under the editorship of jane degras, and e. Soviet union a series of joint microfilming and digitization projects from the early 1990s until today have expanded hoovers holdings on the soviet state and communist party apparatus and on the workings of the kgb in the ussr and its national republics to enable researchers to study both sides of the equation. They include material from archives that had been key working files. Constitution of the union of socialist soviet republics january 1924 abridged part i. Essays on the political economy of a disintegrating system, new york. This library of congress exhibit presented documents, photographs, and films from the highly secret internal record of soviet communist rule for the first time in a public venue. Hammer, who first journeyed to soviet russia with supplies to aid famine victims.
The documents coming from the central archive of the russian ministry of defence were written mostly by seven soviet military commanders pyotr sobennikov, pavel abramidze, mikhail zashibalov, nikolai ivanov, ivan bagramian, boris fomin and kuzma derevyanko at the request of the factfinding panel of the military history department of the general staff of the soviet army. The nepmen, 19211929 1987 and and now my soul is hardened. Documents relating to the former soviet union, russia, and. The february revolution of 1917 was spontaneous, leaderless, and fueled by deep resentment over the economic and social conditions that had. After the russian civil war 19171923, the bolsheviks communists took dictatorial control. Library of congresss documents from the soviet archives.
He therefore always saw russia, whethe orr sovie prerevolutionaryt, as largely sui generis. Oct 31, 20 image caption vladimir lenin was the main player in 1917 bolshevik revolution. Revelations from the russian archives exhibitions library. Later, ruling communist parties in china, cuba, north korea, and vietnam adopted variations of soviet law. A report by frol kozlov to the cpsu central committee plenum on 23 july 1960. An online archive of primary sources, michigan state university. Authors robert weinberg and laurie bernstein have collected farflung documentsmany available in english for the first timeand woven them into a narrative. Russian facsimiles translations of the laws of rus including charters, statutes and treaties. Russian centre for the preservation and study of documents of most recent history rtskhidni, in 1999 merged with the centre for the preservation of documents of youth organizations tskhdmo to form the russian state archive of sociopolitical history rgaspi. This volume in the pages from history series explores the history of the soviet union from the eve of world war ii through its collapse and the years of transition from socialism to capitalism.
The soviet union and the establishment of communist. Abandoned children in soviet russia, 19181930 1994. Seven documents from russian archives provide a brief and skeletal look into the development of the soviet postworld war ii ballistic missile program that culminated in the creation of the r7 intercontinental ballistic missile in 1957. They were dedicated to a version of marxism developed by vladimir lenin. Cambridge university press, 2010 for an indepth look at the fate of german rocket designers in the soviet union, see asif a. The structure of soviet history we will also be making use of documents video clips, photos, government documents, etc. An introductory essay provides the broad outlines of soviet history, while chapter introductions summarize the main features and historical debates of each period. For full coverage of the history of the soviet union, see the article union of soviet socialist republics. In this archive are files relating to a library of congress exhibit of materials from the newly opened soviet archives. Rossis rise of italian fascism, and the studies of the communist international by f. Soviet union in world war ii international relations. Suppressed or hard to find documents about the ussr.
Collection of communist documents from soviet history. Soviet union 19171991 history research guides at colorado. Documents of soviet history sovdocs documents of sovietamerican relations. East slavs settled on the territory of presentday belarus, russia and ukraine, assimilating local baltic yotvingians, dniepr balts, finnougric in russia and steppe nomads in ukraine. But the documents that the library of congress has here chosen from the 500 made available from the russian archives cover the entire range of soviet history from the october revolution of 1917 to the failed coup of august 1991. Moses harry horwitz, who played the head stooge, moe, becomes the dictator of a country called moronica. The russian state archive of old acts, a repository of documents emanating from or. The history of belarus, or more precisely of the belarusian ethnicity, begins with the migration and expansion of the slavic peoples throughout eastern europe between the 6th and 8th centuries. Soviet history archive special 100th anniversary of the russian revolution page revolution government constitution, economics, foreign policy, kronstadt 1921.
English one hundred important documents in russian history. Email citation complete onevolume history of the soviet union in world war ii, utilizing newly available documents see collections of russian documents. Eudin, xenia joukoff, and harold henry fisher, eds. Richard hacken, european studies librarian, harold b. The rise and fall of the soviet union, 19171991 routledge sources in history. How the west fought against it an analytic history, with lessons for the present final report nicholas j. Soviet union history this website offers an extensive list of annotated links to primary source collections. The transitional program for socialist revolution pamphlet 114k click here for pdf. In 1940, the three stooges parodied adolf hitler in the short you natzy spy.
Aug 21, 2009 russia has declassified topsecret surveillance documents in an attempt to justify its occupation of eastern europe under the nazi soviet pact, signed 70 years ago on sunday. Upsurge of the revolutionary movement in russia in 190104 27 2. Dec 08, 2015 in 1940, murdered by a stalinist assassin at his home in exile, in. With special thanks to natalya georgiyeva for her help with this webpage. Spaceflight and the soviet imagination, 18571957 new york. In 1940, murdered by a stalinist assassin at his home in exile, in. This collection of documents, spanning three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s, focus on cias collection and analysis of the soviet navy.
Cold war, technology transfer, and national identity, osiris, 2 nd. Documents of soviet history, vol 3 lenins heirs 19231925, academic international press, gulf breeze, fl. Russia declassifies secret documents on nazisoviet pact. The museum documents ethnicnational diversity in both the imperial, soviet and postsoviet period. Most of the documents presented in this archive were discovered and secured by a known soviet dissident, vladimir bukovsky cambridge, england back in russia in 1992. History of soviet russia and the soviet union 19171927. The translations have been made from the german text of the reports of the four.
The february revolution of 1917 was spontaneous, leaderless, and fueled by deep resentment over the economic and social conditions that had prevailed in. Find primary source documents dating from 19171991. Soviet history archive special 100th anniversary of the russian revolution page. The website gives links to pdf lists of archival fonds. Russia has declassified topsecret surveillance documents in an attempt to justify its occupation of eastern europe under the nazisoviet pact, signed 70 years ago on sunday. For more on this stage of soviet missile development, see asif a. Please click the image to access a short user survey. Russia s experiences during the civil war determined the framework within which the russian people were governed during the soviet period. Please click on the image to access a short survey.
Sometimes, documents that have been opened to researchers have subsequently been closed down when these materials produced ostensibly embarrassing results. Soviet russia covers 19171922 and soviet union covers the years 1922 to 1991. Gaddis, russia, the soviet union, and the united states 2nd ed. The russiansoviet pamphlet collection of more than 20,000 pieces consists of ephemeral materials seldom collected or preserved by other repositories. A brief history with documents by jeffrey brooks and georgiy chernyavskiy.
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