If you like, go directly
to the three sections on this page:
General History
| Maps | Ideology
If you like, go directly
to the three sections on this page:
General History
| Maps | Ideology
Internal
Workings of the Soviet System
Excellent museum exhibition that explains
how the Soviet system worked under the communists, especially during the
decades following the Revolution.
The
Soviet Union and the United States
Relations between the Soviet Union and
the United States were driven by a complex interplay of ideological, political,
and economic factors, which led to shifts between cautious cooperation
and often bitter superpower rivalry over the years.
The
Kronstadt Uprising
About the revolutionary Kronstadt
sailors that were slaughtered ... for standing up for workers' control
and against Russia's Bolshevik dictatorship.
Soviet
& Post-Soviet Hyper-Chronology
Outline and background on the events prior
to the Soviet Union following the Revolution of 1917, until recent times.
Alexander
Palace Time Machine
Welcome to the Alexander Palace, home
of the last Tsar of Russia and his family in the town of Tsarskoe Selo
outside St. Petersburg. A virtual tour of the Palace along with a history
of the times before the Russian Revolution.
Russian
Revolution in Dates
Time line of the major events of the Russian
Revolution, covering the period of 1905-1924.
History
of Russia
Official Site of the Russian National
Tourist Office: See the sections on The Path to Revolution, and The Soviet
Era.
The
Fleet Reborn
The role of the Russian Navy is explained
in this chapter from the book: History of the Russian Navy.
Clicking
Anastasia: The Romanovs, and Princess Anastasia
"Open the book and return to the Romanov's
world. See what they looked like. Read what they thought and how they felt
as their world fell apart. Find out what the monk Rasputin predicted for
the unlucky family."
Maps Related to the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union
Maps
related to Historical Russia
Set of links to several maps from the
Russia before 1900.
Russian
Empire - Europe
"The first 11 maps of European Russia
are from the same 1882 Atlas - Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the
World by Blackie and Sons of Edinburg, Scotland."
Asian
Russian Empire - Siberia and The Russian Far East
"These maps are all from the same 1882
Atlas - Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World by Blackie and Sons
of Edinburg, Scotland."
Russia
and the Former Soviet Republics Maps
The following large collection of maps
were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise
indicated.
The
Trotsky Internet Archive
Primary source information related to
Leon trotsky.
Marx
and Engels' Writings
Primary source information related to
Marx and Engels' writings.
Marxists
Internet Archive
Primary source information related to
Marxism.
Left-Wing
Lingo, Ideologies and History
Brief explanations on the many varieties
of left-wing (i.e., socialist) philosophies.