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Reference Books in the Library

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia by Archie Brown (Editor); Michael C. Kaser (Editor); Gerry Smith (Editor)
Call Number: MH Reference / DK14 .C35 1994Library Info
ISBN: 0521355931
Publication Date: 1994-10-27
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Call Number: AE55.B623 Ref.
Use the Index volume to find your topic; this English translation is not in A-Z order because it follows the original Cyrillic alphabet order. Or consult the more comprehensive original (in the stacks AE55.B62) Bol'shaia sovetskaia entsiklopediia.
The Modern Encyclopedia of East Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian Literatures by Harry B. Weber; George J. Gutsche; P. Rollberg
Call Number: MH Stacks / PG2940 .M6
ISBN: 087569070X
Publication Date: 1977-01-01
Dictionary of Literary Biography by Judith E. Kalb; J. Alexander Ogden; I. G. Vishneveetiskiaei
Call Number: MH Reference / PG2991.3 .R867 2004Library Info
ISBN: 078766832X
Publication Date: 2004-04-09
Russian Writers since 1980 by Marina Balina (Editor); M. N. Lipoveetiskiaei
Call Number: MH Reference / PG2991.4 .R78 2003Library Info
ISBN: 0787668222
Publication Date: 2003-08-20
Reference Guide to Russian Literature by Neil Cornwell (Editor)
Call Number: MH Reference PG2940 .R43 1998
ISBN: 1884964109
Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003 by Europa Publications Staff
Call Number: DK1.5 .E28
ISBN: 1857431375
Publication Date: 2002-12-27
Dictionary of Russian Women Writers by Marina Ledkovsky (Editor); Charlotte Rosenthal; Mary F. Zirin; B. L. Bessonov
Call Number: MH Reference / PG2997 .D53 1994Library Info
ISBN: 0313262659
Publication Date: 1994-03-30

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Guides to Russian Literature and Information Sources

Guide to Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Information Resources (UIUC)
Slavic Information Literacy
Slavic Reference Service (UIUC)
Do you need help with locating items or have difficult reference questions in the Slavic field? If so, try this free service of the University of Illinois Slavic and East European Library. The Slavic Reference Service handles bibliographic and reference questions in the humanities and social sciences from individuals and libraries.
Chronology of Soviet History
Covers 1917 to 1953. Compiled by the University of Arizona.
Russian Language Guide
This MHc-created guide will help you find effective resources for Russian language learning at all levels.