Revelations From The Russian Archives

A compendium of translations of representative documents from several once-closed Soviet/Russian archives. Sheds new light on the structure & workings of the world's longest-lived totalitarian state, the character & intentions of Vladimir Lenin, & the difficult history of U.S.-Soviet relations from the Revolution until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Based on the exhibition at the Library of Congress in June & July 1992, the book presents 343 documents on a broad range of subjects, with commentary to make their significance clear. Most of the documents have been translated in their entirety. List of abbreviations & terms.

Having gained exclusive access to the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, a Russian expert provides extraordinary revelations and never-before-seen images from deep within Russia's document vaults that shed light on unexplored Russian history. Based on a PBS documentary. Photos. Index.

Table of Contents; Illustrations;Foreword by S. Diane Shaw;Acknowledgments;Introduction;1 Online Exhibitions versus Digital Collections; 2 The Idea; 3 Executing the Exhibition Idea; 4 The Staff; 5 Technical Issues: Digitizing; 6 Technical Issues: Markup Languages; 7 Technical Issues: Programming, Scripting, Databases, and Accessibility; 8 Design; 9 Online Exhibitions: Case Studies and Awards; 10 Conclusion: Online with the Show!; Appendixes;A Sample Online Exhibition Proposal; B Sample Exhibition Script; C Guidelines for Reproducing Works from Exhibition Websites; D Suggested Database Structure for Online Exhibitions; E Timeline for Contracted Online Exhibitions; F Dublin Core Metadata of an Online Exhibition; G The Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Awards; H Bibliography of Exhibitions (Gallery and Virtual);