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> From: Martin Ryle <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: NET: LIST OF RUSSIAN HISTORY WEB SITES
> Date: 22 June 1999 02:52
>
> FROM THE EDITOR: Many thanks to Marshall for putting together this
> much-needed list of Russian history websites. The critical evaluation
> of sites is especially valuable to the discipline.
>
> Martin Ryle, H-RUSSIA Editor
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> Date:
> Mon, 21 Jun 1999 18:17:42 +0000
> From:
> "Marshall Poe" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Dear Colleagues:
> I would like to draw you attention to a new web site that may be of
> interest, "Russian History on the Web" (www.russianhistory.org).
> "Russian
> History on the Web" is a "gateway" or "index" site, that is, it is a
> CRITICAL guide to web resources relevant to the Russian past. The site
> catalogues dozens of web pages touching on many topics in Russian
> history,
> from sources of funding to discussion lists such as H-Russia. Each
> listed
> site is hyperlinked, described and evaluated. The basic intent of
> "Russian
> History on the Web" is to begin to make the Internet a productive medium
> for
> the exchange of information among serious students of the field. I hope
> that professional researchers as well as their students will find the
> site
> useful.
>
> "Russian History on the Web" is a collaborative endeavor. With this in
> mind, I would like to ask all of you to inform me of errors and
> omissions.
> I am certain that in my attempt to catalogue the "best of the web" in
> Russian history, I missed important sites. If you are aware of pages I
> missed, please contact me. I would also be grateful if you would send
> me
> the addresses of new sites (created by others or by you personally) as
> they
> appear. I will periodically up-date the site so as to keep its content
> current.
>
> Finally, I would like to highlight one particularly useful feature of
> the
> site. "Russian History on the Web" contains a special section devoted
> to
> the web publication of primary resources. In effect this section is
> (or,
> with your help will be) an on-line reader/archive in Russian history.
> Though the utility of such a "reader" is limited for researchers, it
> could
> eventually be very useful for students. If you have a source
> (translated or
> not) that you would like to publish on "Russian History on the Web,"
> please
> contact me and I will arrange for it to be "put up" on the site. You
> will
> retain copyright. The address will be permanent
> (www.russianhistory.org/sources/yoursource), so it can be cited with
> confidence. For an example of the what a web published primary source
> looks like, see the edition of Samuel Collin's "The Present State of
> Russia"
> (London, 1671) that is found in the "Primary Texts" section of the
> "Russian
> History on the Web." In order to view it, you must have Adobe Acrobat
> Reader, which may be downloaded for free at www.adobe.com. The edition
> can
> be viewed in your browser (with the appropriate "plugins") or downloaded
> and
> viewed separately. If you need help, please contact me.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best, MP
>
> Marshall Poe
> Institute for Advanced Study
> School for Historical Studies
> www.russianhistory.org
> www.slavica.com/kritika/
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