Political Economy Research in Soviet Archives
www.soviet-archives-research.co.uk
New On-Line Guide to Russian Archives
M.J. Berry and M.J. Ilic, Using the Russian Archives: an Informal Practical guide for Beginners Based on Users' Experience. British Academic Committee for Collaboration With Russian Archives, in association with the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham.
Part 1 of this guide, covering Moscow archives, first published July 1999, has been revised for electronic publication and is now available on-line at www.soviet-archives-research.co.uk. Part 2, covering regional archives, is in the process of revision and will be posted at a later date.
New Working Paper Titles
New titles recently added to the PERSA (Political Economy Research in Soviet Archives) on-line working paper series include:
- No. 24. Mark Harrison, "How Much Did the Soviets Really Spend on Defence? New Evidence From the Close of the Brezhnev Era"
- No. 23. A.J. Heywood, "Destruction, Restoration and Reconstruction in the Russian/Soviet Economy, 1914-1928: Myth and Reality on the Railways"
- No. 22. Keith Dexter, "Numbered Soviet Aviation Factories, 1921- 1941"
- No. 21. Paul R. Gregory, "The Principles of Governance", draft chapter for Command: The Political Economy of Stalin's Dictatorship. An Archival Study (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming)
- No. 20. Paul R. Gregory, "Collectivization, Accumulation, and Power", draft chapter for Command: The Political Economy of Stalin's Dictatorship. An Archival Study (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming)
- No. 19. Paul R. Gregory, "The Jockey or the Horse?", draft chapter for Command: The Political Economy of Stalin's Dictatorship. An Archival Study (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming)
These titles and our backlist are available at the above URL.
Relocation of Dexter and Rodionov's Guide to Numbered Factories of the Soviet Defence Industry
Because of a reorganisation of the University of Warwick's website and servers, the Guide to Numbered Factories and Other Establishments of the Soviet Defence Industry, Version 3, can now be found at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/faculty/harrison/vpk
Please note that Version 4 is in preparation.
Relocation of Rodionov's Chronology of Soviet Aviation and the Aircraft Industry
For the same reason Rodionov's Chronology is now available at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/faculty/harrison/aviaprom
Mark Harrison ecrcn@dredd.csv.warwick.ac.uk