The soviet archives remained declassified for decades, only to be released near or after the collapse of the soviet union. Foreign relations of the united states diplomatic papers. Soviet law, which changed radically during its more than 70 years of development in the soviet union, revived certain features of earlier tsarist law, shared key elements with the law of other dictatorships, and introduced public ownership of the means of production and subordination of the legal system to the soviet communist party. More on the historical experience of the proletarian. Leaders of the soviet union, stalin chief among them, well understood the power of art, and their response was to attempt to control and direct it in every way. Second congress of the russian socialdemocratic labour party. Soviet history archive special 100th anniversary of the russian revolution page. Nuremberg trial proceedings volume 3 contain some mention of forced labor from the eastern europe. The truth about the soviet gulag surprisingly revealed. The soviet union was the first state to have as an ideological objective the elimination of religion. The transitional program for socialist revolution pamphlet 114k click here for pdf. Epsteins collection of documents on the history of rus siangerman.
The very teachings of vladimir lenin the founder of the soviet union himself require great caution and flexibility in the pursuit of communist purposes. View soviet union history research papers on academia. In 1940, murdered by a stalinist assassin at his home in exile, in. Library of congresss documents from the soviet archives. The overthrow of the provisional government and establishment of soviet power. Official demographic studies and statistics of the soviet union ussr. Though the terms soviet russia and soviet union often are synonymous in everyday speech, when referring to the foundations of the soviet union, soviet russia properly refers to the few years between the october revolution of 1917 and the creation of the soviet union in 1922.
Fall of the soviet economy hanson, and economic history of the ussr nove. The introductory remarks are intended to give briefly the context of the document. An introductory essay provides the broad outlines of soviet history, while chapter introductions summarize the main features and historical debates of each period. The race to space was initiated on october 4, 1957 with the successful launch by the soviet union of sputnik i. Union republic eleve, deputien fros eacm autonomouh republics five, deputies from each autonomou regios ann d one deput froy m each national area. Sputnik, the worlds first artificial satellite, measured the size of a beach ball 58 cm or 22. But a newly published cable underscores moscows fear that afghanistan would switch loyalties to the west. Stenographic record congressdocs the soviet union and the middle east. The soviet union in the cold war from stalin to gorbachev the new cold war history in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. Letters and other various documents from 20th century russia.
Cias analysis of the soviet union, 19471991 central. Readings and videos soviet and postsoviet politics and. As of 1950, the european coal and steel community begins to unite european countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. New to the second edition ten new essays and documents, including jochen hellbecks the urge to struggle on 2006 and cars, cars, and more cars by lewis h. Foreign relations of the united states, 19771980, volume. The truth about the soviet gulag surprisingly revealed by. Browse the site or search to view transcriptions from russian and the soviet union.
I want to read documents that were used to prove german war crimes in the soviet union, incl. Wartime attempts of the united kingdom and france to obtain closer relations with the soviet union documents 162216. Oct 31, 2018 the soviet archives remained declassified for decades, only to be released near or after the collapse of the soviet union. What should textbooks emphasize 1,578 view modern world history 9 unit plans columbus city 801 view cobb county social studies 201220 dbq map 1,805 view articles jewish bankers, russia, and the soviet union, 1900 777 view. It nominally granted all manner of rights and freedoms, and spelled out a number of democratic procedures.
The soviet union what should textbooks emphasize answers. The political context of history education in the russian federation. As of 1950, the european coal and steel community begins to unite european countries economically and politically in. Later, ruling communist parties in china, cuba, north korea, and vietnam adopted. Nominally a union of multiple national soviet republics, in practice its government and economy were highly centralized. Adoption of program and rules and formation of a single party.
Toward that end, the communist regime confiscated church property, ridiculed religion, harassed believers, and propagated atheism in the schools. Again, these precepts are fortified by the lessons of russian history. Nikolai petrovich kamanin, head of the cosmonaut corps, kamanin diaries, december 21, 1968 in the last four years the u. Documents, images, audio and videos from russian soviet history. The documents coming from the central archive of the russian ministry of defence were written mostly by seven soviet military commanders pyotr sobennikov, pavel abramidze, mikhail zashibalov, nikolai ivanov, ivan bagramian, boris fomin and kuzma derevyanko at the request of the factfinding panel of the military history department of the general staff of the soviet army. Richard hacken, european studies librarian, harold b. Suppressed or hard to find documents about the ussr. Documents of soviet history sovdocs documents of soviet american relations.
Ten years of declassified documents from the former soviet union. The soviet union towards the end of the restoration period. In practice, by asserting the leading role of the communist party, it cemented the complete control of the party and its. Struggle of the bolshevik party to consolidate the soviet power. Soviet history archive special 100th anniversary of the russian revolution page revolution government constitution, economics, foreign policy, kronstadt 1921. In december 1991, the soviet union ceased to exist as a nation.
After world war ii, the soviet legal model also was imposed on sovietdominated regimes in eastern and central europe. President trump claimed the soviet union went to war in 1979 to battle terrorists. What should textbooks world 1,479 view the soviet union. Interview with hero of the soviet union pavel andreevich galkin 10. Documents relating to the former soviet union, russia, and. Award 1 credit up to a maximum of 2 credits for each different reason the united states and the soviet union needed to address the issue of nuclear war based on these documents. The term sinosoviet split refers to the gradual worsening of relations between the soviet union and the peoples republic of china, and between their respective communist parties. The soviet union, officially the union of soviet socialist republics ussr, was a federal socialist state in northern eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991 and was the largest country in the world. Secret cuban documents on history of africa involvement.
Lendlease shipments section 1 quantities of lendlease shipments pdf. Foreign relations of the united states, 19771980, volume vi, soviet union. This collection of russian revolution documents has been compiled by alpha history authors. This page lists resources related to soviet union history. Witnesses affected by soviet repression and deported to siberia. Soviet government documents authored by trotsky as soviet. The author of this article is a representative of aflcio a federation of american labor unions. The soviet union in world war ii is the story of several wars. It is only now when americans have launched their apollo8 that. Documents of soviet history sovdocs documents of sovietamerican relations.
But a newly published cable underscores moscows fear. 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. Page gives an overview of the time periods reasons and has links to full text primary documents in pdf. The documents presented here shed light on the most important moments in the history of the soviet war in afghanistanthe afghan governments requests for assistance, the soviet union s initial refusal of troops, the reversal of this policy by a small group of the politburo and the soviet decision to invade. In 1936, for the first time a soviet constitution specifically mentioned the role of the communist party. 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. It highlights actions and decisions of the soviet leadership while addressing popular. Soviet union, in full union of soviet socialist republics u. Nominally a union of multiple national soviet republics, d in practice its government and economy were highly centralized. Documents 1592 activities of the soviet union in eastern europe, and soviet relations with the belligerent powers. If you would like to suggest a document for inclusion, please make contact.
Article 126 stated that the party was the vanguard of the working people in their struggle to strengthen and develop the socialist system and representing the leading core of all organizations of the working people, both public and state. Lee library, brigham young university, provo, utah, usa. Suppressed or difficult to find documents about the soviet union during both the. Relations between finland and the soviet union, and the attempts of the united states to persuade finland not to participate in the war against the soviet union in association with germany documents 1115. The american, british, and french governments have uni laterally published the german documents without hesitating to falsify history in their efforts to slander the soviet union. Dec 08, 2015 in 1940, murdered by a stalinist assassin at his home in exile, in. Media in category documents of the soviet union the following 161 files are in this category, out of 161 total. The european union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the second world war. In addition, after stalin died, the stalinera head of the nkvd soviet interior ministry lavrenty beria had already been executed by khrushchev, a staunch antistalinist history in an hour 2010.
The september 11th sourcebooks national security archive. History of the communist party of the soviet union 1939. Although the germans did most of the fighting in poland, the soviet union occupied the eastern part. Wartime cooperation between germany and the soviet union until the german attack of june 22, 1941 documents 116161 iii. The history of soviet russia and the soviet union reflects a period of change for both russia and the world.
Soviet law, also called socialist law, law developed in russia after the communist seizure of power in 1917 and imposed throughout the soviet union in the 1920s. Colonel tsagolovs letter to ussr minister of defense dmitry yazov on the situation in afghanistan, august, 1987 document 20. Soviet union in world war ii international relations. It was a oneparty state governed by the communist party, with. Decrees of the second congress of soviets on peace and land. Soviet union 19171991 history research guides at colorado. Russian revolution, civil war and ussr 19171991 eurodocs. This volume in the pages from history series explores the history of the soviet union from the eve of world war ii through its collapse and the years of transition from socialism to capitalism. He traveled to the area in 1991 to study the reasons for the breakup of the soviet union. A history in documents and eyewitness accounts, jussi m. Internal workings of the soviet union revelations from. Reasons for the victory of the socialist revolution 204 7. Russian regional, local and family history sources. The rise and fall of the soviet union, 19171991 routledge sources in history.
Soviet union a series of joint microfilming and digitization projects from the early 1990s until today have expanded hoovers holdings on the soviet state and communist party apparatus and on the workings of the kgb in the ussr and its national republics to enable researchers to study both sides of the equation. An online archive of primary sources, michigan state university. In this archive are files relating to a library of congress exhibit of materials from the newly opened soviet archives. The documents presented here shed light on the most important moments in the history of the soviet war in afghanistanthe afghan governments requests for assistance, the soviet unions initial refusal of troops, the reversal of this policy by a small group of the politburo and the soviet decision to invade. The 1936 soviet constitution, adopted on 5 december 1936 and also known as the stalin constitution, redesigned the government of the soviet union. Cias analysis of the soviet union, 19471991 all documents are in pdf format.