LibGuides: RHCS412: Rhetoric and the Revolutions of 1989.: Getting Started

Primary Sources

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports This link opens in a new window
Broadcasts and news of selected non-U.S. media sources translated into English by the CIA.
After 1996, the resource World News Connection took over this service.; Full-text; 1974 - 1996
International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
English translations of foreign news sources
Provides in-depth coverage of non-US media broadcasts over a wide variety of current events, from 1995 to present.; Full-text; 1995 - present

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute Digital Archives
The Open Society Archives at Central Europe University has digitized the transcripts of television and radio broadcasts from RFE.
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Established in 1995, OSA, www.osaarchivum.org, at Central European University is an archival and research institute focusing on the history of communism, the Cold War, and their afterlife as well as the documentation of contemporary human rights violations. Our traditional archival holdings currently comprise approximately 7,000 linear meters of records, among which are: the extensive archive of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Research Institute; papers of political, cultural, and counterculture personalities from the Cold War Era to the present; and several major series of Soviet, Polish, and Hungarian underground publications. Other holdings include the records of the UN Expert Commission on Investigating War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), Index on Censorship, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), and several fonds of the Open Society Foundations for which we serve as the official archives.
Making the History of 1989
Provides primary sources of the Eastern Bloc countries leading up to 1989.
Wilson Center Digital Archive
Archive focuses on Cold War history.

Cold War Intelligence: The Secret War Between the U.S. and the USSR, 1945-1991 This link opens in a new window
The declassified documentary record about the successes and failures of the U.S. intelligence community in its efforts to spy on the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Images and full-text; 1945-1991
AP Newsroom This link opens in a new window
Photos and images from The Associated Press and its partner companies.
Excellent resource for illustrations, copyright free for educational use. Can search by concept (hostages) as well as specific people or events (Einstein).; Photographs, prints, graphics, audio and text; Coverage back to the 1800s, primary coverage late 20th century-present

National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Books
Declassified records on issues including U.S. national security, foreign policy, diplomatic and military history, intelligence policy, and much more.

At Cold War's End
Contains declassified CIA documents of intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe covering the years 1989-1991.

UR Library Catalog
Find books on the histories of countries and Eastern Europe.
Country Studies
In-depth analysis of of the historical, social, political and governmental institutions and systems of countries throughout the world.

CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Reports on each of the world’s countries, with a focus on the political and economic situation as well as demographic, cultural and environmental news and information.
Full-text, maps, and statistics

UR Library Catalog
Locate introductory and research level resources on your topic

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Thorough resource for research in the media studies and communication studies fields.
Full-text; Varies by title
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Access journal articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature on world history, from 1450 to the present.
Excludes the U.S. and Canada, which are included in the American History & Life database.; Abstracts; 1969 - present
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles, papers and books relating to political science
Full-text; Major resource for scholarly research relating to political theory, political behavior, public policy, law, international relations, comparative politics and non-governmental organizations.