Guide to Russia’s Administrative and Geographic Divisions
Russia today is more politically, legally, and fiscally centralized than perhaps at any point in its history. At the same time, Russia remains complex, diverse,…
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10 British Videos of Soviet Moscow
British Pathé produced newsreels of global historical events throughout the 20th century. They have digitized their archive of 82,000 documentary videos, produced between 1896 and…
Russian For Wonks: Elections and Voting
Political scientists studying a foreign country must be able to understand its politics at a local level. How do elections function? What motivates voters? What…
Russian for Wonks: International Relations and Related Issues
In international relations (IR), language is more than a tool. Language, along with culture and history, is central to most national identities. Demonstrating genuine engagement…
Russian for Wonks: Travel Documents, Infrastructure, and Lingo
Russian remains in wide use across the Eurasian space, although its role varies. Each country has its own language in wide and proud usage. However,…
Russian Archive Diaries: A Blog
The following are observations by SRAS employees and clients while exploring Russian archives as part of SRAS’ Research Support Services. SRAS specializes in remote research…
The Russian State Military Historical Archive: A Guide
The Russian State Military Historical Archive (RGVIA; Российский государственный военно-исторический архив) is one of the largest archives in Russia. Its focus is on documents concerning…
The Russian State Lenin Library: A Guide
The Russian State Library (Российская государственная библиотека), also often known as The Lenin Library, was founded in 1925 on the basis of the book collection…
Foreign Policy Archive of Imperial Russia: A Guide
The Archive of the Foreign Policy of Imperial Russia [Архив внешней политики Российской империи] in addition to the information on the foreign policy of the…
Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History: A Guide
The Russian State Archive of Social and Political History (Российский государственный архив социально-политической истории) was created in March 1999 by combining the Russian Center for…
Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Federation: A Guide
The Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Federation (Архив внешней политики Российской Федерации) was originally founded as The Foreign Policy Archive of the USSR in…
The Russian State Archive of Literature and Art: A Guide
The Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (Российский государственный архив литературы и искусства) is Russia’s largest repository of materials on the history of Russian…
The Russian State Historical Archive: A Guide
The Russian State Historical Archive (RGIA; Российский государственный исторический архив) is the largest archive in Europe and one of the largest in the world, with…
An Introduction to Russian Archives
Russian archives are an essential resource for anyone seriously studying Russia. Unfortunately, today, travel to Russia is not advisable. The US embassy is largely closed…
National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg
The National Library of Russia was founded in 1795 by Catherine the Great to advance public education and preserve the empire’s intellectual heritage. Based in…
The Russian State Archive of Contemporary History: A Guide
The Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (Российский государственный архив новейшей истории) was created in the end of August of 1991 on the basis of…
The Archive of the Russian Academy of Science: A Guide
The Archive of the Russian Academy of Science (Архив Российской Академии Наук) is the oldest archive in Russia. Established under Peter the Great, it is…
The Russian State Archive of Economics: A Guide
The Russian State Archive of Economics is known primarily by RGAE, from the Russian Российский государственный архив экономики. It is the successor of the Central…
State Archive of the Russian Federation: A Guide
The State Archive of the Russian Federation (Государственный архив Российской Федерации) is the legal successor of the Central State Archive of the October Revolution and…
VESTNIK – Issue 22, Fall, 2025
In this, its 22nd issue, Vestnik explores issues as diverse as literature, sports, film, and prisoners of war. Many of these articles focus on these…