Slavic, Central, and East European Studies

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Slavic, Central, and East European Studies

• Stephen R Warren
• LIBR 530
• Subject-Based Reference

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DEFINITION

• Multidisciplinary study of Slavic, Central, and
  Eastern European countries and cultures
• Countries?
• Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany,
  Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia,
  Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Republic of
  Macedonia, etc.

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Basic Country Information

• Wikipedia
• Yahoo
• US State Dept
• Cdn Consular Affairs
• CIA Factbook
• Infoplease
• Economist

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Country Guides Books(Library of Congress
Series)

• Albania
• the Stans
• Baltic
• Belarus Moldova
• Czechoslovakia
• Germany
• Poland
• Russia
• Series online here

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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe DJK E53 2000 Frucht
Encyclopedia of Russian History DK14 E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Ukraine DK508 E613 4 Vols.
Historical Dictionaries
H.D. of Kyrgyzstan (DK918.12 A23 2004) H.D. of
Poland, 1945-1996 (DK4433 W76 1998) H.D. of
Tajikistan (DK922.14 A23 2002)
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Library of CongressCall Number BrowsingKoerner
Library

• DAW-Central Europe
• DJK-Eastern Europe
• DK-Russia/Soviet Union/Poland
• JS-Political Science
• HS-Economics/Business

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LCSH (Subject Headings)

• FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
• NATIONALISM - EUROPE, EASTERN
• POLAND - HISTORY - 1980-1989
• RUSSIA (FEDERATION) - ADMINISTRATIVE AND
  POLITICAL DIVISION
• RUSSIA (FEDERATION) HISTORY
• RUSSIA (FEDERATION)--HISTORY--1991- --CHRONOLOGY
• SLAVIC COUNTRIES--REFERENCE BOOKS--BIBLIOGRAPHY
• SOVIET UNION--HISTORY-CHRONOLOGY

• ASIA, CENTRAL HISTORY
• EUROPE, EASTERN - ENCYCLOPEDIAS
• EUROPE, EASTERN - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
• EUROPE, EASTERN--HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHYMAPS
• EUROPE, EASTERN--HISTORY--20TH CENTURY-MAPS
• EUROPE, EASTERN - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
• EUROPE, EASTERN--REFERENCE BOOKS--BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Archives

• Grimstead, Archives in Russia (CD1711.A75 1992)
• Grimstead, Archives of Russia (CD1710.A76 2000)
• Hoover Inst., Communist Archives Russia
  (JN6598.K55 A73 2002)
• EDAN
• Schafer, GDR in German Archives DD257.2.S29 2002)

• Guidebooks to Russian Archives
• Harvard Cold War Image Archives
• Meeting of Frontiers
• Political Archives of Russia JN6598.K4 I553
• Viola, L. 1930s Russia (ZHN523.R473 1990)

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Associations

• AAASS
• AWSS
• BASEES
• CAS
• CESS
• COSEELIS
• ECC
• ESSA

• MAPRYAL
• NAABS
• SEEMSG
• SGECR

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Bibliography

• American Bibliography SEES
• European Bibliography SEES
• Lithuanian Bibliography ZDK511.L2 K35 1975
• Polish Dissident Publications ZDK4440.P655 1982
• Russia E.Europe DJK S94 2001
• Slavic Studies ZDJK0.27.S554 1993
• Soviet History Bibliography, Harvard
• Independent Ukraine DK508.12.W96 2000

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Geography

• Crampton, R.J. Atlas of Eastern Europe in the
  Twentieth Century. G2080.C7 1996
• Dingsdale, Alan. Mapping Modernities geographies
  of Central and Eastern Europe, 1920-2000.
  GF645.E92 D56 2001
• Gilbert, Martin. The Routledge Atlas of Russian
  History (2006). On order at Koerner.
• Magocsi, Paul R. Historical Atlas of Central
  Europe. G1881.S1 M32 2002

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Indexes and Databases

• ABI/Inform Global (business, markets, etc.)
  PROQUEST
• ABSEES (American Slavic bibliography) not via
  UBC
• Academic Search Premier (Multidisciplinary
  subjects) EBSCO
• American bibliography (Multidisciplinary subjects
  from 1990) EBSCO
• Business Source Premier (Business) EBSCO
• CIAO (International Affairs from 1991) COLUMBIA
  UP
• EBSEES (European sources from 1991)
  UNRESTRICTED
• Europe 1450-1789 (Encyclopedia) GALE
• Global NewsBank (PoliSci, IR) NEWSBANK
• JSTOR (Ecclectic journal articles) U MICH
• Lexis Nexis Academic (Legal, Finance, Business)
  ELSEVIER
• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses PROQUEST

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Journals

• Canadian-American Slavic Studies DK1.C313
• Canadian Slavic Studies DK1.C313
• Canadian Slavonic Papers PG1.C3
• Central Eastern European Online Library
• Russian History DK1.R86 H47
• The Slavonic and East European Review D377.A1 S65

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Literature

• EEReaders Encyclopedia PN849.E9 R38 1993
• Dictionary of Polish Literature PG7007.D5 1994
• Dictionary of Russian Women Writers PG2997.D53
  1994
• Reference Guide to Russian Literature PG2940.R43
  1998
• Russian Women Writers PG3203.W64 R868 1999

• Contemporary Authors Online GALE
• Contemporary Literature Criticism GALE
• Bibliography of Slavic Literature PG501.N57 2001
• Modern Slavic Literatures PG501.M518 1972
• East Slavic/Baltic Literatures PG2940.M6 1996

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Biography/Genealogy/Nationalities

• Bugajski, Janusz. Ethnic Politics in Eastern
  Europe a guide to nationality policies,
  organizations, and parties. DJK26.B935 1994
• Humphrey, Robin. Biographical Research in Eastern
  Europe altered lives and broken biographies.
  CT765.B56 2003
• Roszkowski, Wojciech. Biographical Dictionary of
  Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century.
  On order at Koerner.
• EEGS
• FEEFHS
• IHF
• Memorial
• Polish Canadians

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Statistics

• Census Online
• Czech Republic
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Russian Federation Russia2
• Ukraine
• United Nations

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Subject Specialists - KL

• Business Christina Sylka
• Economics Darrell Bailie
• Environmental Studies Tim Ross
• Film Tara Stephens
• Fine Arts D. Vanessa Kam
• Geography Tim Ross
• History Keith Bunnell
• Political Science Ellen George
• Russian Susan Atkey
• East European Studies Susan Atkey

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Websites

• COCOREES
• History Cooperative
• ISI Emerging Markets
• REESweb

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