JOSEPH STALIN (1879-1953): A very concise biography from the
BBC's Historic Figures series.
JOSEPH STALIN: An encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia.
JOSEPH STALIN: A focused biography from the Spartacus educational site.
STALIN -- GLOSSARY: Identifications from a British exam revision site.
RUSSIA 1917 TO 1939: A series of descriptions from the British-based History Learning Site.
RUSSIA -- 1920-1945: An examination of the interwar era from the Spartacus educational site.
RUSSIA 1917 TO 1941 : A teaching module that explores the interwar era in Russia.
: An anthology of writings from Marxists.org.
RED ARMY: A very brief
introduction to the institution initially most associated with Leon Trotsky.
RED FILES:
The companion site to a 1999 PBS documentary about the history of Soviet
public culture.
REPORT OF THE COURT PROCEEDINGS -- THE CASE OF THE TROTSKYITE-ZINOVIEVITE TERRORIST CENTRE: Official Soviet transcripts of the 1936 show trials.
SEVENTEEN
MOMENTS IN SOVIET HISTORY:
This web-site, designed by historians James von Geldern of Macalester College
and Lewis Siegelbaum of Michigan State University, offers in-depth case
studies of prominent events in Soviet history arranged in chronological order
from 1917 to 1991.
SOVIET UNION IN PICTURES, 1917-1989: An excellent selection of historical images.
GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN PHOTOS:
The story of the photographers and a selection of images from World War II.
STALIN'S RUSSIA -- A STUDY IN TOTALITARIANISM AND AUTOCRACY:
Resources for a course taught by Professor Gerhard Rempel at Western New
England College.
N. Periera, "Stalin and the Communist Party in the 1920s," History Today (August 1992).
WAS STALIN A HERO OR A VILLAIN?:
A National Archives Learning Curve exercise that asks students to render a
verdict.
NAZIS' DEFEAT AND A DICTATOR'S RISE:
A May 9, 2005 "Talk of the Nation" audio feature about Stalin, Russia and the
60th anniversary of the V-E Day.
HISTORIAN SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE:
The historian discusses his biography of Stalin on a June 29, 2004 edition of
"Fresh Air."
STALIN NOSTALGIA:
NPR's Lawrence Sheet's March 5, 2003 audio report.
STALIN -- A RETROSPECTIVE:
A March 1, 2003 "Weekend Edition" audio feature on the 50th anniversary of
Stalin's death.