Eastern European History

The * sites on this page are recommended for Politics/International Relations course IR 375. Additional sites have been added by Library staff. You should also look at the section on Wars as this covers World War II and the Cold war, and at the Politics subject resources, and the Country & Regions subject resources for other information.

* BBC History Channel : World War II in Russia

* Central Europe Review - Aims to be the premiere source of information on cultural and diversity issues from Central Europe to Central Asia.

* Cold War International History Project - The Cold War International History Project disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century - Offers links to hundreds of maps of the twentieth century displaying politics, economics, demographics, religion and history.

The History Place - Provides links to topics such as Nazi Germany and World War II, the Holocaust, and Genocide in the twentieth century.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook - The goal is to provide and organize texts for use in classroom situations. Links to the larger online collections are provided for those who want to explore further. Covers topics such as the World Wars, Fascism/Nazism, as well as historical time periods including the post-war world and popular culture.

The Prague Spring - A ThinkQuest site devoted to the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and the anti-Soviet uprising known as the Prague Spring. The site provides comprehensive information on the main events, key figures and the aftermath, as well as the history that led to the Soviet occupation. There is also a database of pamphlets and photographs.

* Transitions Online - Transitions Online is dedicated to using Internet technologies to help strengthen the professionalism, independence, and impact of journalism -- and individual journalists -- in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union.

* WWW Virtual Library : Albania

* WWW Virtual Library : Austria

* WWW Virtual Library : Bulgaria

* WWW Virtual Library : Central Europe

* WWW Virtual Library : Czech Republic and Slovakia

* WWW Virtual Library : Hungary

* WWW Virtual Library : Poland

* WWW Virtual Library : Yugoslavia

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