Primary Source Archives
DocsTeach.org is the online tool for teaching with documents from the US National Archives. Find and create interactive learning activities with primary-source documents that promote historical thinking skills.
Stanford History Education Group has created a website for teachers and students to analyze primary sources using strategically made lesson plans. This Curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroboration, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues. They learn to make historical claims backed by documentary evidence.
Alexander Palace Time Machine is a archival website that has primary and secondary source documents on the Czars of Russia. The website has interesting records of videos and diaries of the last Czars of Russia. It has extensive information on the final Czars to rule Russia, and it ties into the Russian Revolution.
Marxist Internet Archive (MIA) is one of the largest databases dealing with Marxists ideals and influences. The website has a awesome section on the Russian Revolution with tons of information. It has extensive biography on key people who had a huge impact on the Russian Revolution, and the website does a good job highlighting key concepts and ideas.
Seventeen Moments In Soviet History is my favorite archival website dealing with Russian history. The website is free to sign up with, and is very user friendly. The website is set up as timeline of 17 moments that had a huge impact on the USSR. The primary source articles are insightful and easy to read. Also there are interesting videos and music from the time period.
Description of Two Analysis Tools
Video explaining how to use one of the activities on the Docs Teach Archive
Video explaining how to use the primary sources on the Seventeen Moments of Soviet History Archive