- People's Century: Red Flag
Companion web site to the PBS series' episode on the Russian Revolution. Includes interviews with participants and eyewitnesses to the rise of the Soviet State.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/episodes/redflag
- Kosygin, Aleksei Nikolayevich (1904-1980)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Soviet_Leaders/Kosygin__Aleksei_Nikolayevich__1904_1980_
- Mark Conrad's Russian Military History Page
Translations of various memoirs, articles, and documents relating to the Russian army of the 19th century.
home.comcast.net/~markconrad
- The Romanovs: A Royal Family
Contains biographies and photographs of each family member.
www.angelfire.com/biz5/romanovs
- Genealogy of the Romanov Family
Articles and documents with family and personal records.
members.surfeu.fi/thaapanen
- Frontline: Return of the Czar
Explores the role played by Boris Yeltsin, and the unwavering U.S. support he enjoyed, in the failure of Russia's attempts at political and economic transformation during the 1990s. Also profiles Vladimir Putin.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/yeltsin
- History Channel: Russia - Land of the Tsars
Documentary series exploring the centuries of power struggles, murder, and intrigue, and how each Tsar helped develop Russia.
www.historychannel.com/russia
- Letters of the Tsar to the Tsaritsa 1914-1917
Features the private letters from Nicholas II to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna.
www.alexanderpalace.org/letters
- St. Petersburg - the Imperial City in 1894
Offers an illustrated description of the Russian capital city and daily life during the reign of the Romanov Tsar Alexander III.
www.alexanderpalace.org/imperialcity
- Royal Russia
History of the Romanov Dynasty and the Russian Monarchy. Maintained by the Imperial Russian Historical Society.
www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/index.html
- Nicholas II (1868-1918)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Romanov_Dynasty/Nicholas_II__1868_1918_
- Marxists.org: The October Revolution
Features a general overview of the events of 1917 plus a collection of contemporary accounts and documents.
www.marxists.org/history/ussr/events/revolution
- Ten Days that Shook the World
Eyewitness account of the revolution written in 1919 by the American journalist John Reed.
www.marxists.org/archive/reed/1919/10days/10days
- Kropotkin, Peter (1842-1921)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Kropotkin__Peter__1842_1921_
- Avalon Project : Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia
From Yale Law School's Avalon Project.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/econ/kovalm.htm
- Russian Imperial Style
Introduction to the art and culture of Imperial Russia in the era of the Romanovs.
www.alvr.com/1imperial.html
- Centre for Russian Studies: Chechnya
Ethnic makeup and historical background about the region.
www.nupi.no/cgi-win/Russland/etnisk_b.exe?Chechenian
- Soviet Women Pilots in the Great Patriotic War
women pilots and fighter aces of the Red Air Force in WWII. Features aviators like Lilya Litvyak, Valeria Khmoyakova, and Katya Budanova and the aircraft they flew.
pratt.edu/~rsilva/sovwomen.htm
- History & Culture of Russia
Overview the country's history from ancient times to the Soviet Era.
www.interknowledge.com/russia/rushis01.htm
- North Part of Russia in Europe
Historical map from the early 19th century.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/russia_europe.jpg
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