Internet Resources

Russian Revolution Resources

General

• October 1917 ~ Primary documents and texts from a "libertarian communist perspective on the Russian revolution of 1917."
• Reflections on the Russian Revolution ~ An article from Richard Pipes, Baird Professor of History at Harvard University through the Alexander Palace.
• Revelations from the Russian Archives ~ A Library of Congress exhibit featuring primary source documents from 1917 through 1991.
• Russian Revolution ~ Primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
• Russian Revolution ~ Peter Litwin, Professor, University of Washington.
• The Russian Revolution, February - October 1917 ~ from The History Guide: Lectures on 20th Century Europe.
• The Russian Revolution: Red October and the Bolshevik Coup ~ from The History Guide: Lectures on 20th Century Europe.
• Timeline (Russian Revolution in Dates) ~ A brief chronology of Russian events from 1905 to 1924.
• War and Revolution in Russia ~ An essay from the BBC (British Broadcasting Company)

Alexandra

• Alexandra: Last Empress of Russia ~ Click on one of the chapter sections for information.

Kerensky

• Kerensky ~ An article from the PBS series: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century.

Lenin

• Lenin ~ Profile of Lenin from the Time 100: Most Influential People of the 20th century.
• Lenin ~ A profile from BBC History.
• The Lenin Internet Archive ~ Biographies, Images, and Lenin's writings and primary documents.

Nicholas

• Nicholas II ~ A profile from the Alexander Palace, a Russian history source.
• Nicholas II and His Family ~ Click on a chapter section to the right for information.
• Nicholas II: the 1917 Diary ~ Extracts from Nicholas' diary during the tumultuous events of 1917.
• Nicholas and Alexandra: the Last Tsarist Family ~ from the Broughton International and the State Hermitage Museum of Russia.

Rasputin

• Rasputin ~ An article from the PBS series: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century.
• Rasputin ~ A profile from the Alexander Palace, a Russian history source.

Stalin

• Stalin ~ A profile from BBC education.
• Stalin ~ A profile from BBC History.
• Stalin Reference Archive ~ A biography and dozens of letters, telegrams, and other writings and primary documents of Stalin.

Trotsky

• Trotsky ~ A profile from BBC History.
• The Trotsky Internet Archive ~ Biographies, Images, and Trotsky's extensive writings and other primary document