Russia Under the Tsars

This is a list of some of the resources in Paul Robeson Library, and on the Internet, concerning the tsarist state (1613 to 1905). For more information please ask a reference librarian.

• Reference Works
  
• Locating Books
  
• Appropriate Journal Indexes
  
• Contemporary Journals and Indexes
  
• Electronic Journals
  
• Selected Internet Resources
  

Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe / REF DJK 6 E53 2000
Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires / DK 33 E837 1994
Companion to Russian History / REF DK 36 P39 1983
Encyclopedia of Russian History / REF DK 36 P39 1993
Atlas of Russian History / REF G 2111 S1 G52 1993
Russian History Atlas / REF G 2111 S1 G52 1972
To Russia and Return: An Annotated Bibliography of Traveler's English-Language Accounts of Russia from the Ninth Century to the Present / REF Z 2491 N435
International Historical Statistics Europe, 1750-1988 / Ref HA 1107 M5 1992
Wages of War, 1816-1965: A Statistical Handbook / Ref U 21.2 S57

Locating Books

Use this subject headings when looking for books in IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries Catalog:

• Russia History

The names of individuals can also be searched as subjects

Be aware that items at the Alexander Library in New Brunswick purchased before c. 1970 and not checked out since then are not included in IRIS. We have a copy of their old card catalog from c. 1970 on microfilm. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information.

When using IRIS try using the keyword search option. Use your topic as search terms, for example "bakunin" or "moscow history."

Two other catalogs may be useful in locating resources for your paper. Both will include some primary sources. You can request items from these catalogs on interlibrary loan.

• RLIN -- database of catalogs from research libraries
• CRL (Center for Research Libraries) -- research collections and other materials

Appropriate Journal Indexes

The library has several journal indexes available. The best index for you will depend on your topic. Some of the general indexes that are likely to be relevant are:

• Historical Abstracts
• PAIS (earlier years in paper)
• FRANCIS
• Sociofile
• Humanities Index

Contemporary Journals and Indexes

To locate primary sources in newspapers or magazines, use the following indexes:

• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1890 forward on index tables in Reference area)
  
• New York Times (available online from 1851 forward)
• Periodical Contents Index (available online)

Electronic Journals

The Libraries subscribe to a number of electronic journals packages. The ones most likely to be relevant to your research are:

• JSTOR (older years of journals)
• Project Muse (most recent 5 years of journals including Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History)
• Academic Search Premiere

Selected Internet Resources

The Alexander Palace (http://www.alexanderpalace.org/)

Russian History Home Page (http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dml0www/Russhist.HTML)

updated 09/05/02
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