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ID 43 SubmitterName   SubmitterEmail   Name Revelations from the Russian Archives URL http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intro.html Creator Library of Congress Manager   Participating Zich, Robert | Ellis, Kathryn D. | De Sa, Nancy | Ellis Brooks, Lynn | Roberts, Gene Funder Metromedia Company | Soros Foundation--Soviet Union | Medveckis Foundation | International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) | National Endowment for the Humanities | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Host   Description This website is based on a 1992 Library of Congress exhibit of documents taken from the archives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party; the records became public after the fall of the Soviet Union. Objects in the archives range from photographs to memoranda to letters to speeches. Goal access Digital processes scanning Inception 1992 Future plans   Collection    Title The Soviet Union and the United States URL http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/sovi.html Creator Library of Congress Description This part of the exhibit addresses Soviet-American relations, ranging from the famine relief that the United States provided the Soviet Union in 1921, to the alliance that was forged between the two nations during World War II, and ending with the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Subject focus History Russia Soviet Union Famines American Relief Administration Soviet Union Economic policy 1917-1928 United States Foreign relations 1913-1921 Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich Communist International Communist Party of America Geographical focus Soviet Union Russia United States Chronological focus 1900H 1910D-1990D 1917-1991 Language of items eng rus Size of collection 18 items Format of original items text manuscript picture Source type primary Identifier for original items   Location of original items   Format of surrogate items text/html image/jpeg image/gif Metadata/encoding scheme none Medium of collection no medium Web services   Access conditions/rights asserted   Made available 1992 Frequency of additions closed Future plans         Title Internal Workings of the Soviet System URL http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intn.html Creator Library of Congress Description This part of the exhibit centers on the repression, terror, suppressed dissidence, censorship, genocide, and purges of the Stalin period. It also touches on events and trends of the late Soviet period, such as Chernobyl and perestroika. Subject focus History Russia Soviet Union Geographical focus Soviet Union Russia Ukraine Chronological focus 1900H 1910D-1990D 1917-1991 Language of items eng rus Size of collection 53 items Format of original items text manuscript picture Source type primary Identifier for original items   Location of original items   Format of surrogate items text/html image/jpeg image/gif Metadata/encoding scheme none Medium of collection no medium Web services   Access conditions/rights asserted   Made available 1992 Frequency of additions closed Future plans