News Sources and Government Documents
- Eastview Universal DatabasesThe news sources and the government documents in this database are primary sources for your research. There are a fair amount of Russian language sources, but some are in English and some are translated. It takes time to explore this resource, but it includes resources you won't find anywhere else. Eastview offers In-depth, full-text information, from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Resources include newspapers, newswires, popular and scholarly periodicals, and government documents.
- Nexis Uni: News SourcesSelect "News" from the top banner.
Enter keywords and phrases to find your search terms anywhere in an article.
Or, begin your search with hlead followed by your search terms in parentheses to find your search terms in the headline or lead paragraph. This may help to improve relevancy. Example: hlead(medicaid expansion)
To find longer articles add and length >1000 (1000, 1500, etc.). Example: hlead(medicaid expansion) and length>1000
Note: To find editorials, add and section (editorial or opinion).
You can also begin by finding and then adding specific sources to search: From the top banner, select "Sources." Then select Publication Type > News and Publication Location.
Please note: You do not need to register with Nexis Uni to search or download content. Registering with a database will always carry privacy risks. - ProQuest Congressional Publications1789 -- current. Includes Congressional reports, hearings, debate and legislation.
Film Sources
- Russian Film HubFred Muratori, our bibliographer for film studies, among other subjects, mentioned this resource. Here's the the description from the website:
"On Russian Film Hub, you can legally watch hundreds of Russian and Soviet movies with English subtitles for free. You can filter by genre, decade, director, and more....Our film catalog ranges from historically important early films by Dziga Vertov and Sergei Eisenstein to comedy gems by the Soviet blockbuster wizards, Leonid Gaidai and Eldar Ryazanov. We have a deep collection of Russian war movies and a good number of contemporary Russian films (just sort by decade).There are also a number of great Russian TV series on Russian Film Hub. You’ll find both Soviet and contemporary Russian classics." - Docuseek 2A collection of documentaries. Searching is a little imprecise, but worth taking a look.
Finding gov and org websites
Use the Google "site" search to help identify relevant oganizations or government publications. It's not a perfect tool, but it's not bad!
Appending the country abbreviation will find content coming out of Russia, the Ukraine, from specific countries.
key:
- .ua =Ukrane
- .by=Belarus
- .ru=Russia
Append site: and the country code to your search terms: