This pathfinder serves as a guide to doing research on the 1917 Russian Revolution using open access resources found online.
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian revolution. This anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to survey online materials related to one of the most exciting events of the 20th century. This pathfinder highlights a selection of resources that will enable students to get started, or even execute from start to finish, a research project on the Russian revolution. The guide includes background reference material, digitized primary source material found in online collections, and several excellent open access databases for finding scholarship on Russian history. Use the topics at the top right corner of the page to navigate this site.
This guide was created and is maintained by Christine Jacobson, a library assistant at Harvard Kennedy School Library in Cambridge, MA. To send corrections or suggestions for the research guide, please e-mail Christine at christine.ejacobson@gmail.com
To learn more about open access research, check out this comprehensive guide by Boston College Library.