*Russian*

Searchable archive of the newspaper of the Communist party going back to the inception in 1912.

Leading journal of Russian cinema critics. Publishes reviews of contemporary Russian and foreign movies, articles on history and theory of Russian and world cinema as well as general essays on Russian culture and arts. Coverage includes the preceding titles "Proletarskoe kino" and "Sovetskoe kino" and goes back to 1931.

The archive contains materials providing information on the activities of the Soviet film company Sovkino and its relations with various other companies in the film industry, both in the Soviet Union and abroad, between 1923 and 1935.

This collection comprises materials on sports and physical culture in Russia from 1891 to 1919. Sports provided opportunities for transitions from tradition to modernity: athletic competition broke down class barriers, brought women into public spaces, and encouraged new modes of behavior and self-presentation.