In this section, prepared by Olenka Dmytryk (MMLL) and Eleanor Peers (SPRI), you will find useful electronic resources and databases related to your studies. It is regularly updated - feel free to bookmark it and check later. The list features resources that are available through University subscription, that need special registration or that are open access.
The 'A-Z Databases: Resources opened for COVID-19' contains the list of all resources made temporarily available during the COVID-19 epidemics. You can also read about the electronic services and support available for remote access.
If you have any questions, recommendations or need help with resources for your research - please email relevant Slavonic specialists:
Make sure to click on subject tabs in the box below to view all resources (General / Anthropology & History /etc).
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berghahn journals | Worldwide | 38 scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities | Trial / temporary access | Free access |
| East View Information Services | Eastern Europe | Digital archives include Russian-language press | Continuous subscription | Raven login |
| Equinox journals | Worldwide | Over 40 peer-reviewed, international journals, clustering in subject areas of Archaeology & History, Linguistics & Communication, Popular Music, Religion & Ethics | Trial / temporary access |
Free access |
| Kiberleninka | Russia, Eastern Europe | Open access electronic library, mostly journal articles | Continuous access | You need to sign up and get a login. |
| Nauchnaia Elektronnaia Biblioteka | Russia, Eastern Europe |
Some open access journals and ebooks available. |
Continuous access |
You need to sign up and get a login. |
| Open Edition | Worldwide | Brings together four platforms dedicated to electronic resources and academic information in the humanities and social sciences. | Continuous subscription | Raven login |
| ProQuest's Academic Complete | Worldwide | Ebooks across all subjects, advanced search function. | Continuing | Raven login |
| Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies | Eastern Europe | Collection of scholarly records, including coverage of journals, books, manuscripts and dissertations | Continuous subscription |
Raven login |
| UTREES thesis archive (British Library) | Eastern Europe | Over 5,800 doctoral and masters theses in Russian and East European studies | Continuous access | Free access |
| Podkarpacka Biblioteka Cyfrowa (PBC) | Poland | Virtual archive of the library in Rzescow, covering Subcarpathian Voivodeship | Continuous access | Free access |
| Polona | Poland | Virtual archive of the National Library of Poland. Full-text search option and filters available. Make sure to also search in Cyrillic if needed, and click "search in content" option in a search bar | Continuous access | Free access |
| Polish digital libraries federation | Poland | Online collections of Polish cultural and scientific institutions. More than 6.7 million objects! Go to a particular collection / library for advanced search / search in content | Continuous access | Free access |
| Nauka Ukraїny | Ukraine | Integrated space for Ukrainian libraries, academic institutions and their resources. Full-text search option available | Continuous access | Free access |
| Slavic Reference Service, University of Illinois | Eurasia | Reference service for scholars of Russia, East Europe and Eurasia | Continuous access | Free access |
| Belarus Crisis: Fall 2020 | Belarus | A limited webarchive of Belarus events at UC Berkeley | Continuous access | Free access |
| Polish Film Chronicle | Poland |
Polska Kronika Filmowa - documentaries on YouTube |
Continuous access | Free access |
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromaidan Protests in Ukraine, 2013-2014 | Ukraine | A collection of ephemera and primary source material from the Euromaidan protests beginning on November 21, 2013. | Continuous subscription |
Raven login |
| History of Russia in photographs | Russia | A collection of photographs from museum and personal archives made from 1840 to 1999. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Russian everyday life: online archive | Russia | Presents Russian everyday life of the XX-XXI centuries, captured in oral biographical narratives, diaries and family albums, interior photos and singing recordings, digital copies of amateur art and child drawings. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Stalin digital archive | Soviet Union | Collection containing material relating to many aspects of Joseph Stalin's political life. | Continuous subscription |
Raven login |
| Harvard's Guide to Open-Access Resources in Soviet History | Soviet Union | This Googlesheet contains links to over 500 open-access resources on Soviet history. There is a keywords column, hence you can navigate the document by doing word searches (Control F brings up the search box) | Continuous access | Free access |
| The Union of Russia's Physical Anthropologists (Sodruzhestvo fizicheskikh antropologov Rossii) | Russia | Some authors have uploaded their books to this site as pdfs. Care must be taken when using this material however, since Russian copyright law differs from that of the UK. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Elektronnaia Biblioteka 'Nauchnoe nasledie Rossii' | Russia, Soviet Union | This site is an attempt to create a unified digital library for historical academic work. Material from Soviet and pre-Soviet journals is available for download. | Continuous access | Free access |
| The Russian Geographical Society (Rossiiskoe Geograficheskoe Obschestvo | Russia, Soviet Union | This site contains digital versions of the RGO's journals, which are available for download. | Continuous access | Free access |
| State Public Historical Library (GPIB) | Russia | Virtual archive of the biggest historical library in Russia | Continuous access | Free access |
| Runivers | Russia, Soviet Union, Russian empire | Online library aimed to provide free access to authentic documents, books and texts related to Russian history | Continuous access | Free access |
| Ristat | Russia | Virtual archive of the historical statistics, XVIII-XXI centuries, territory of contemporary Russian Federation | Continuous access | Free access |
| Byzantinoslavica | Medieval Slavonic | Articles on the whole range of subjects and disciplines relevant to Byzantine Studies | Continuous access | Free access |
| obshtezhitie.net | Medieval Slavonic | Website dedicated to the study of Cyrillic and Glagolitic manuscripts and early printed books | Continuous access | Free access |
| Prozhito | Russia, Ukraine, Soviet Union | Database of personal diaries from Russia and Ukraine | Continuous access | Free access |
| Meeting of Frontiers | Siberia, North America | Combined digital connections about the history of northern Siberia and the parallel history in the northern US. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Russian North | Archangel'sk, northern Russia | Database of online resources about the history of northern Russia, provided by the N. A. Dobroliubov Arkhangel'sk Oblast' Scientific Library | Continuous access | Free access |
| Book monuments in the National Digital Library of Russia | Russia | A digitised collection of historical books, and other material | Continuous access | Free access |
| Foundation of Siberian Cultures | Russia, Siberia | Website for the Foundation of Siberian Cultures, which contains ethnographic material about Siberian peoples | Continuous access | Free access |
| Khorei | Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region | A literary map of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region | Continuous access | Free access |
| Open Society Archive | Eastern and Central Europe | "OSA curates multilingual collections in over 40 languages spanning the period from World War II until the present, with a global geographical coverage but special focus on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union" | Continuous access | Free access |
| The Bridge: Connecting Past and Present Through Archival Research on Russia | Russia | The Bridge is a brand-new video lecture series. The goal of The Bridge is to illuminate archival sources and disseminate information about collections that are available (in-person and online) for use by students and young experts in the field. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Architecture ePortal | Worldwide | Art and Architecture scholarly ebooks from Yale University Press and partners | July 23, 2021 | Raven login |
| ArtStor | Worldwide | The ARTstor Digital Library includes approximately 300,000 images and accompanying scholarly information covering art, architecture and archeology. | Continuous access | Raven login |
| St. Petersburg State Theater Library online | Russia, Soviet Union | Archival materials, early periodicals, books and screenplays. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Early Russian Cinema | Russia | A collection of Russian film periodicals from the last tsarist decade released by the major Russian film studios. | Continuous access | Raven login |
| KLASSIKI (Kino Klassika Foundation) | Soviet Union, Russia, Caucasus, Eastern Europe | Digital film series available online. Director-led selection. A specially commissioned and downloadable pogram notes to give context to each film. | Profiling one film each week | Free access |
| MOSFIL'M official Youtube channel | Soviet Union, Eastern Europe & more | A collection of films by Mosfil'm film company, with English subtitles. A unique resource for Soviet cinema. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Soviet Cinema | Soviet Union | Soviet film magazines and newspapers from the 1920s and 1930s | Continuous access | Raven login |
| Screen Studies (Bloomsbury Digital Resources) | Worldwide | Includes three collections: Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism (448 titles), BFI Film Classics (91 titles) and BFI Film Studies (89 titles). The platform is fully searchable or content can be browsed under the headings People, Themes, Genres, Movements and Styles or Films. | Continuous access | Raven login |
| Odesa Film Studio YouTube channel | Ukraine, Soviet Union | Masterpieces of "Odesa Film Studio" and "Odessa Animation Studio" on the official YouTube channel. "Odesa Film Studio" leads its history from 1907, and was one of the three leading studios of the Soviet Union. | Continuous access | Free access |
| 'Iskusstvo Kino' digital archive (up to 2018) | Russia, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Central Asia | Leading journal of Russian cinema critics. Publishes reviews of contemporary Russian and foreign movies, articles on history and theory of Russian and world cinema as well as general essays on culture and arts. | Continuous subscription | Raven login |
| 'Iskusstvo Kino' digital archive (2019) | Russia, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Central Asia | Leading journal of Russian cinema critics. Publishes reviews of contemporary Russian and foreign movies, articles on history and theory of Russian and world cinema as well as general essays on culture and arts. | Continuous access | Free access |
| MUBI | Worldwide | An ever-changing selection of classic, international and award-winning films. | Continuous access | Free access Sign up at https://mubi.com/filmstudent |
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossiiskaia Akademiia Nauk, Vestnik | Russia | The Vestnik is the flagship journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This site contains an electronic archive of issues, going back to the 1970s. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Institut Geografii Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk | Russia | The 'books' section of this site contains several pdfs of their latest publications. We recommend that care is taken when using these pdfs, since Russian copyright legislation differs from that of the UK. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Electronic library of the Institut Geografii Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk | Russia | Material from several of the Geographical Institute's journals can be downloaded from this site. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek - Slavistik | Slavonic languages | Website is in German, however the database features open access journals in different languages. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Textbooks on Cambridge Core | Worldwide | 700 textbooks across all subjects. Might be interesting for Linguistics topics | Trial - temporary access | Raven login |
| Endangered languages and cultures of Siberia | North Asia | A resource for exploring endangered indigenous Siberian languages, for linguists, anthropologists, historians and language planners. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Национальный корпус русского языка (National corpus of Russian language) | Russian language | Russian language corpus, over 600 million words | Continuous access | Free access |
| UkrainianLanguage.uk | Ukrainian language | A collection of resources supporting the study of Ukrainian. | Continuous access | Free access |
| The CEELBAS Language Repository | Slavonic languages | Supports language training for research on Central and Eastern Europe. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProQuest One Literature Online | Worldwide | The collection includes writers from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. | Continuous access | Raven login |
| Ukrainian Literature A Journal of Translations | Worldwide | Ukrainian Literature publishes English translations of the finest works of Ukrainian literature. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Zhurnal'nyi Zal | Russia, Eastern Europe | Journals on literature & philosophy (NLO, Neprikosnovennyi zapas, etc.) | Continuous access | Free access |
| Online library of the 'Pushkinskii Dom' Institute of Russian Literature, IRLI RAN | Russia | E-publications of the Institute on Russian literature | Continuous access | Free access |
| Gorky Media | Russia | Site showcasing new literature | Continuous access | Free access |
| Arzamas Academy | Russia | Site offering entertaining podcasts, and a journal on culture and history | Continuous access | Free access |
| Polka Academy | Russia | Site offering podcasts and commentaries on Russian literature | Continuous access | Free access |
| Essential Russian Classics | Russia | Includes almost 6,400 titles by 300+ famous Russian authors, thinkers and philosophers of the 19th-early 20th centuries. The collection is divided into four main genres: Classic Russian Fiction, Classic Russian Non-Fiction, Classic Russian Poetry, Classic Russian Drama. | Continuous access | Raven login |
| Wirtualna Biblioteka Literatury Polskiej | Poland | Virtual library of Polish literature | Continuous access | Free access |
| Title | Area | Info | Available until | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcanum Digitheca | Hungary | Collection of press in Hungarian. | Continuous access | Free access |
| Donetsk and Luhansk newspaper e-collection | Ukraine | 10 rare newspapers from the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Lugansk People's Republic" | Continuous access | Raven login |
| Integrum Central Press Publications | Russia | Largest electronic collection of Russian mass media | Continuous access | Raven login |
| Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei | Soviet Union | A digitized serial publication that indexes Soviet-era periodicals from 1956 to 1975 | Continuous access | Free access |
| Soviet Samizdat Periodicals | Soviet Union | A database of information about editions of classic Soviet samizdat, 1956-1986 | Continuous access | Free access |
| Ukrainian conflict collection | Ukraine | Content includes news outlets, social media, blogs, and government websites. Sites are in English, Ukrainian, Russian, and other languages. | Continuous access | Free access |
| ANNO - AustriaN Newspapers Online |
Hungary, Poland |
ANNO is the virtual newspaper reading room of the Austrian National Library. Here you can browse and read online in historical Austrian newspapers and magazines. Search by year or theme, full text search option available. |
Continuous access | Free access |
| Libraria | Ukraine | Digital archive of Ukrainian press. Over 400 publications, including in Ukrainian, Polish, Russian | Temporary / trial access | Free access |
| Emigrantika | Worldwide | Journals, books and newspapers of Russian emigrants, 1917-1996, - around 1800 titles | Continuous access | Free access |
| PONARS Eurasia | Eurasia | Site hosted by the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, containing academic articles and films on politics and current events | Continuous access | Free access |
| Johnson's Russia List | Russia and Ukraine | Site also hosted at the Elliott School of International Affairs providing digest of anglophone news stories about Russia | Continuous access | Free access |