Russia under Stalin

Russia under Stalin
An Internet Hotlist on English - Mrs Bauder

created by A. Hewitt
R E Mountain Library

Introduction | History & Biography Websites | E-books | Databases

Introduction
In addition to books available at the Mountain Library and the district's online databases, try some of the following websites to find out about the Stalin era. This will help to give you historic background for your reading of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.

The Internet Resources

History & Biography Websites

BBC Bitesize: Collectivisation - short background info on Collectivisation.
BBC Bitesize: Russia & Stalin - short background info on Russia, 1905-1941 (For more info, do a search on Stalin on the BBC site).
BBC History - article about Joseph Stalin
Josef Stalin Internet Archive - A Marxists.org website. About contributors: http://www.marxists.org/admin/volunteers/index.htm
LOC Exhibit notes - includes some primary sources
PBS biography - Biography of Stalin
Sparknotes: Stalin - Detailed biographical notes about Stalin, his life and deeds. Can also be downloaded as a pdf or ebook.
Spartacus - Russia #1 -
Spartacus - Russia #2 -

E-books

Google Books - Search GoogleBooks.ca for the terms you need. For example, under GULAG, you will find several published resources have been digitized and are available online.

Databases

Ebsco Databases - Link through the homepage of the Mountain Library. (You need a password from home). If you search a term, you can also click on 'book' on the left hand menu to get ebooks.

Content by A. Hewitt, ahewitt@sd35.bc.ca
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Last revised Mon Sep 19 14:29:38 US/Pacific 2011