Voprosy Istorii Digital Archive

Valuable resource documenting modern Russia’s upheaval and progress

Published by the Russian Academy of Sciences, the legendary journal Voprosy istorii (Issues of History) has offered scholarly perspectives on events in Russia and the world since 1926. This landmark publication chronicles the remarkable epoch of the Soviet era, from its Marxist-Leninist origins through Stalin’s Terrors, the Great Patriotic War, the Thaw and Perestroika, to Russia’s transformation into modern post-Communist statehood.

Voprosy istorii

Key Stats

  • Archive: 1926-2023
  • Language: Russian
  • City: Moscow
  • Country: Russia
  • Frequency: Monthly
  • Format: full text and full image
  • Producer: East View Information Services
  • Platform: East View Universal Database

About the Archive

Voprosy storii was first published under the title Istorik-Marksist (Marxist Historian, 1926-1941), then Istoricheskii zhurnal (History Journal, 1937-1945) and finally under the present title (since 1945). The Voprosy Istorii Digital Archive, developed by East View, contains the most complete set of the journal, comprising more than 950 issues and over 28,000 articles.

The Voprosy Istorii Digital Archive offers scholars the most comprehensive collection available for this title, and features full-text articles, with full page-level digitization and complete original graphics. The archive has searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other East View digital resources.

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