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PLSC 413: Rise & Fall of the USSR

A guide to library resources for your term paper

Best Bets

a panoramic view of the Kremlin and central MoscowPower Search Tips:

  • When searching in the library databases below, try alternate keywords if you don't find what you need at first.  Example: Try searching Russia or Soviet Union if searching for USSR does not yield enough articles.
  • Put exact phrases in quotation marks.  Example: "Warsaw Pact"
  • Evaluate the sources for credibility.
  • Find one source and use its references and subject headings to find more sources.

Class Demonstration Materials:

 


General Resources


Online Encyclopedias


Scholarly Articles


Books

Historic American Newspaper Articles


U.S. Government Documents about Russia


Soviet Sources (many are translated to English)

Bonus: AI and Research