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Atomic pictures that range in time from 1945-late 1950s. Unbelievable images.

The pictures are amazing!

This is a collection of photographs of Russia throughout it's history. They seem to be quite high-quality images.

"The Open Society Archives (OSA) at the Central European University in Budapest is an archival laboratory. While actively collecting, preserving, and making openly accessible documents related to recent history and human rights, they continue to experiment with new ways to contextualize primary sources, developing innovative tools to explore, represent, or bridge traditional archival collections in a digital environment."

Wide diversity of sources for modern European history.

The Margaret Thatcher Foundation's web site offers "free access to the full texts of thousands of documents relating to the politics of the last quarter of a century".

Large repository of sources on the Iron Lady.

Large repository of sources on the Iron Lady.

Articles on twentieth century American history, mainly focused on foreign policy and military history.

Webquest about containment

Webquest about the dropping of the first atomic bomb; a webquest about historical significance and perspective taking

this is an interesting article - a book review. This is effectiove because the second book reviewed is one of the most referenced ones on the end of communism in Europe.

I don't usually add blogs however this one has so much quality historical material on real life in the USSR that I thought some people might find it useful. Might help to dispel some of the myths about life in the big bad evil Soviet Empire.

A great find! Well-organised collection of official and primary source documents related to the USA, Canada, Europe and the United Nations.

Centred mainly on British and European history in the C20th. Quite a few podcasts there on medicine in the C20th.

This site is brilliant for any aspect of post-WWII Europe! An awesome research tool. Lots of neat pictures and graphics (Gen-Y-friendly) and high-quality primary sources and images, organised into significant topics and easy to navigate.

Many primary and secondary source texts

The Kennan Institute and National Public Radio in the USA has established an online audio archive of Soviet and Russian history. "The archive consists of recordings dating back to the earliest years of the Soviet state. Included are the voices and speeches of key political figures, including Lenin, Kerensky, Kirov, Beria, Stalin, Gorbachev, and others. Among the recorded interviews are Anna Larina (Bukharin's widow); Valentin Berezhkov, Stalin's wartime interpreter; Yelena Bonner, Sakharov's widow; and Lev Pevsner, a survivor of the Leningrad Blockade. There is also on-the-scene recorded sound of many events in Soviet history, including: the Russian and American armies meeting at the Elbe; Stalin's funeral; the August 1991 coup against Gorbachev. [...] The material comes from Soviet and Russian sources, the NPR archives, the archives of the BBC, and individual donors. Some of the material is in Russian, some in English. "

The bulk of the audio files are in Russian, however if you scroll down closely there are speeches by significant Western figures too. Yet another excellent set of resources from the Woodrow Wilson Center.