Stalin initially resisted the proposal but ultimately accepted it, although with lenins agreement changed the name to the union of soviet socialist republics ussr, albeit all the republics began as socialist soviet and did not change to the other order until 1936. Soviet history archive special 100th anniversary of the russian revolution pagespecial 100th anniversary of the russian revolution page. The modern encyclopedia of russian and soviet history mersh. Curriculum framework alignment learning objectives historical thinking skills. These vietnam war documents have been curated by alpha history authors. Museum of history of donetsk metallurgical plant 027. Since the end of world war ii, the cia has kept an unwavering eye on its russian counterparts. This collection of cold war documents contains primary sources from the period 1945 to 1991. Media in category documents of the soviet union the following 200 files are in this category, out of 222 total. Epsteins collection of documents on the history of rus siangerman. The documents presented here cover the period from 1917 to 1953, the years when first lenin and then stalin ruled the soviet union.
Starting in 1981, mikhail gorbachev instituted a policy of perestroika, or restructuring, that led to a decline in soviet political control and. Documents on the chinese revolution and vietnam war are available on our dedicated sites. Turkishrussian relations have a long history of conflict. The central intelligence agency cia, in partnership with the national museum of the u. Collection of communist documents from soviet history. Lee library, brigham young university, provo, utah, usa. One hundred documents total from the following time periods. The ideological and geopolitical competition between the united states and the soviet union shaped the global and regional makeup of the modern world and its legacies continue to. Extracts from ussr cold war civil defense documents and allied response. Therefore, the following declassified cia files that surprisingly confess in favor of the soviet union are particularly valuable. An index of analyses on the former soviet union, produced by the cias directorate of intelligence and released to the national archives is provided below, arrayed by year of publication. From 1987 to 1991, the international association on the political use of psychiatry iapup published fortytwo volumes of documents on the political abuse of psychiatry in the ussr.
They include material from archives that had been key working files. And for this reason, she had another view of stalin. Ussr our exact orientation was at an angle of 180 after emerging from shadow, orientation changed to a small inclination of 1 or 2 degrees. Lenins rule lasted from the bolshevik revolution of 7 november 1917, through his death on 21 january 1924, and then stalin progressively consolidated his power, winning out in a power struggle with rival bolshevik leaders such as bukharin and above all trotsky. Documents of soviet history sovdocs academic international press.
Suppressed or difficult to find documents about the soviet union during both the socialist period up to the mid1950s and the revisionist period until the final collapse of the ussr in 1991. Please click on the image to access a short survey. For the soviet union, stalins legacy meant that politically the soviet union remained an authoritarian, oneparty state and that economically it was focused. Cias analysis of the soviet union, 19471991 central. It was also one of the most diverse, with more than 100 distinct nationalities living within its borders.
Cull, vasily gatov, peter pomerantsev, anne applebaum and alistair shawcross. As in any modern archive, there is more bureaucratic verbiage and fewer instant revelations than one might hope for. The documents of those meetings were among the last efforts made to compromise on several major issues between the two parties and themselves became reference points in the polemic that followed. Richard hacken, european studies librarian, harold b. Table of contents all documents are in pdf format preface pdf only 8kb.
May 1, 2014 the history of the15 states that made up the union of soviet socialist republics u. The material excluded is similar to western civil defense information, such as glasstones effects of nuclear weapons 1964. Political abuse of psychiatry in the soviet union wikipedia. More on the historical experience of the proletarian. How the west fought against it an analytic history, with lessons for the present nicholas j. The second position is held by revisionist historians, who became more critical of us foreign policy.
Under ataturk relations improved he was a master balancer of the great powers. Secret cuban documents on history of africa involvement. As we plan for the expansion and updating of the site we are seeking input from our users. Russian revolution, civil war and ussr 19171991 eurodocs. The russian population made up about 50% of the soviet population, and was culturally dominant. One hundred important documents in russian history. Click on the year desired to view those published during that 12month period. Cnews national aeronautics and space admlnistratlon washington. But the documents that the library of congress has here chosen from the 500 made available from the russian archives cover the entire range of soviet history from the october revolution of 1917 to the failed coup of august 1991. The cia which conducted various antisoviet operations for almost five decades, and whose staff strived to obtain accurate intelligence about the ussr, cannot be said to have any bias in favor of the ussr. In 1991, most of the republics that had made up the ussr formed in cis. Top 10 spookiest declassified project stargate documents. Editors and contributors to this volume pdf only 34 kb. During the period of its existence, the union of soviet socialist republics was by area the worlds largest country.
The cold war was the crucible by which the united states was transformed into a global superpower and laid the basis for the national security state. The name united nations, coined by united states president franklin d. Scoring guidelines and notes for documentbased question. The online document archive features newly declassifed documents from former eastbloc. Until now there has been no comprehensive, balanced documentary survey of the soviet union in any language. We are approaching the crimean peninsula here is the crimean peninsula. If you would like to contribute or suggest a document. Describe 4 1 generalised answer which makes weak points 12 2 detailed and accurate description 34 why.
The first statement represents the traditionalist school, widely accepted by liberal historians. Documents relating to the former soviet union, russia, and. Of the states that made up the cis, the russian federation was the largest and it had many problems facing it. Foreign relations of the united states, 19691976, volume e4, documents on iran and iraq, 19691972. Early history of the soviet missile program 19451953. Yes, everything is nominal, orientation light is lit. Document based question cold war historical context. Suppressed or hard to find documents about the ussr. The truth about the soviet gulag surprisingly revealed. Food and other strategic deliveries to the soviet union.
The 88th orbit now of the soyuz 19 spacecraft, in the 127th hour of its. In 1972, 1975, 1976, 1984, and 1988 the united states government printing office published documents on political abuse of psychiatry in the soviet union. In an effort to prop up an unpopular prosoviet regime in afghanistan, the soviet union signs a friendship treaty with the afghan government agreeing to provide economic and military. Between 1945 and 1990, the ussr and the communist bloc grew to cover nearly all of asia and eastern europe. This topsecret 639page history of the soviet state security organs was. The national security council, taking cognizance of the vicious covert activities of the ussr, its satellite countries and communist groups to discredit and defeat the aims and activities of the united states and other western powers, has determined that, in the interests of world peace and us national security, the overt foreign activities of the us government must be. Cia releases declassified documents on the cold war soviet. So its no surprise to find a document entitled parapsychology in the ussr among the 12,000page crest archive. This document explains that russian researchers were no nearer the truth about psi than anyone else prior to the industrial revolution, but everything. Suppressed or difficult to find documents about the soviet union during both the. Soviet subversion and propaganda, how the west thought.
Early history of the soviet missile program 19451953 how ir evolved, inirial german influence 0. They have been selected, transcribed and compiled by alpha history authors. Chapter 9 from wartime alliesto cold war enemies he arguments you are about to read are derived from three different schools of historical thinking. Declassified intelligence analyses on the former soviet. German history in documents and images ghdi is a comprehensive collection of primary source materials documenting germanys political, social, and cultural history from 1500 to the present. Soldiers in january 1980 in gardez, afghanistan, a month after the soviet union invaded. The ussr consisted of 15 separate republics, the largest of which was the russian republic. This collection of cold war documents, compiled by alpha history authors, contains primary sources from the period 1945 to 1991.
Declaration of the twelve communist and workers parties. Navy and the naval historical foundation, held a public symposium today to discuss the trove of material included in cias recent release of previously classified documents about. Foreign relations of the united states, 19691976, volume. Roosevelt was first used in the declaration by united nations of 1 january 1942, during the second world war, when.
History exam sample questions scoring guidelines and notes for documentbased question evaluate the causes of the beginning of the cold war between the u. The book by pavel polian, against their will, is the first systematic research of mass forced migrations in the ussr. Based on newly accessible turkish archival documents, this book details the deterioration of diplomatic relations between turkey and the soviet union during world war ii. The multimillionstrong movement of human mass over the entire territory of the ussr constituted an inseparable part of the 70yearlong economic, social and political history of the country. The states diversified industrial base and geographical proximity to transportation routes and other population centers made it well suited for wartime production needs. See more ideas about history, russia and soviet union. Includes facsimiles and transcriptions of the documents, with options to search document transcription. Burgess and anthony blunt contributed to the soviet cause with the transmission of secret foreign office and mi5 documents that.
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