History - Russian

Seventeen Moments in Soviet History: Contains a rich archive of texts, images, video and audio materials, and maps from the Soviet era, 1917-1991. Search for subjects by year or theme. To access the over 1000 primary source texts, users need to register with a user name and password. This website has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Macalester College.

Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:43:48 -0700

Days and Lives: This video reveals the brutal system of forced labor concentration camps and the internal exile institution called the Gulag. A former Gulag prisoner accompanies you through themed sections. From the website Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives, a project of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

Revelations from the Russian Archives

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:31:03 -0700

Revelations from the Russian Archives: This Library of Congress exhibit presents primary source documents covering Soviet history from the October Revolution of 1917 to the failed coup of August 1991.

About Primary Sources

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:09:23 -0800

Letters, interviews, photographs, and diary/blog entries are all examples of primary sources. Primary sources provide first-hand evidence of an event or subject, and they can be unpublished or published. PCC Library's collection incudes published primary sources including autobiographies and personal journals. The Internet provides a wealth of access to primary sources through websites of historical societies, museums, organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. Consult Using Primary Sources on the Web, published by the American Library Association.

Joseph Stalin

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:03:18 -0700

Time Magazine's article on Joseph Stalin, Time's Person of the Year for 1938.

Red Files - PBS

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:04:20 -0700

This companion website to the PBS documentary series "Red Files" showcases historic photographs, illustrations, audio clips, and supporting documents and transcripts.

Timeline: Russia

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:47:17 -0700

BBC's chronology of key events in Russian history, from 1237 to April, 2009. Links to video and audio clips included.

Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:43:48 -0700

Videos at PCC Library

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:28:53 -0700

russia history

Films on Demand

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:49:44 -0800

Watch From Bitter Earth: Artists of the Holocaust
This BBC production pays tribute to the Jewish artists who created work that vividly documented the horror of Hitler's reign, from the despair of the Polish ghettos to the unprecedented misery of the death camps.

Browse the History film collection in Films on Demand, a streaming video database.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

jrognlie@pcc.edu (Jane Rognlie) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.