Online Libraries



  • The Slavic Reference Service (SRS) at the University of Illinois provides comprehensive research support to scholars on all subject areas connected to Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies. The SRS has developed an extensive collection of research guides, conducts free of charge training workshops throughout the year, and provides duplication of articles from consultative sources (restricted to 15 pages).

  • ImWerden is a non-commercial e-library that provides PDFs of primary and secondary sources, related mainly to literary studies.

  • Фундаментальная электронная библиотека "Русская литература и фольклор" (ФЭБ) is a full-text information system for works of Russian literature and for bibliographical, scholarly, historical, and biographical works. ФЭБ presents electronic scientific publications, each of which focuses on a distinct author, genre, or work.

  • In addition to its fabulous pre-1923 resources in many languages, HathiTrust is running an emergency temporary access program that expands access to a large range of materials.

  • DOAJ is an independent community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, and peer-reviewed journals.

  • The Russian National Library offers online access to journals and magazines.

  • Библиотека Максима Мошкова, established in 1994, is a constantly updated online library that collects works of literature, philosophy, historical documents, political analysis, and even music!

  • "The world's largest ebook library," Z-Library allows you to download books and articles in several languages, such as English, Russian, French, German, Italian, etc.

  • Электронная библиотека цифрового сотрудничества (ЭБЦС) provides digitized textbooks, electronic courses, and multimedia resources containing cultural and educational content in Russian. The material is downloadable and is perfect for instructors and students of Russian language and culture!

  • Twirpx: https://www.twirpx.com/