Russian literature

Sources for Background Information

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms
• Glossary of Literary terms PN41 A184 2009
• The Cambridge History of Russian Literature PG2951 C36 1992  
• Literaturnaia ėntsiklopediia terminov i poniiatii PN44.5 L557 2001
• Dictionary of Russian literary terminology PN41 M56x[In Library Use]

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Core and Additional Databases

• ABSEES Online, 1990-
• Literature resource center
• East View Universal Databases. Social Sciences and Humanities Periodicals (a fulltext journal database of major Russian journals in the social sciences and humanities.)
• Dictionary of Literary Biography
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) 1975-
• JSTOR
• MLA International Bibliography, 1963-
• ProjectMUSE
• European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (EBSEES)
• Russian National Bibliography Plus
• Index Translationum

Selected Internet Sites

• REESWeb: Russian & East European Studies Virtual Library
• Moshkow Internet library
• Zhurnal'nyi Zal, An online gateway to open-source Russian literary journals
• «Новая и старая русская классика»
• Russian Philosophy Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
• Internet Resources on Russia & the CIS
• Yahoo! Russian Literature
• Open Russian Electronic Library .from the Russian State Library. Includes full text digitized books
• Modern Russian Writers: Reference Guide On-line
• Institute of Philosophy Russian Academy of Sciences Electronic Library

Other Resources

Library Guides

• Russian Literature: A Selective List of Reference Sources
• Russian Literature French & English translations: a selective list of reference sources