RSSS 350 - The Soviet Experiment: Resources

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Bibliography of Slavic Literature. — Main Ref. PG501 .N57 2001
Great Soviet Encyclopedia. — AE55 .B6233 Main Ref [Encyclopedia Alcove] — Use of the index with this encyclopedia is crucial, as its ordering follows the Cyrillic, rather than the Latin, alphabet.
Handbook of Russian Literature. — PG2940 .H29 1985 Information Commons Ref — An alphabetically arranged handbook containing articles on Russian authors, scholars, critics, and literary movements.
The Modern encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet history. — DK14 .M6 Main Ref — A 56 volume set consisting of articles and translations from Russian-language reference works.
The Modern encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet literature. — PG2940 .M6 Main Ref — An ongoing series. Currently at 10 volumes. Consists of articles on authors, literary movements, and cultural figures in Russian/Soviet literature.
Russia, the USSR and Eastern Europe: A Bibliographic Guide to English Language Publications, 1964-1974. — Main Ref. Z2483 .H54 DJK9 — Arranged by subject. Includes English language publications on history, languages, literatures, and politics of Slavic and Eastern European countries.
Russia, the USSR, & Eastern Europe : a bibliographic guide to English language publications, 1981-1985 — DJK9 .H67 1987 Main Ref.
Russia and the Former Soviet Union: A Bibliographic Guide to English Language Publications, 1986-1991. — Main Ref. DK17 .S89 1994

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