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I need to do some research in Slavic Studies. Where do I start?

I need to do some research in Slavic Studies. Where do I start?

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Svetlana Rukhelman, research contact for Slavic Studies, is available to support researchers via email or in-person consultation.

The research guide to Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Harvard points to many useful resources, including databases and e-resources.

KEY DATABASES

ABSEES (American Bibliography of Slavic & Eastern European Studies) (Harvard login) indexes scholarship a broad range of subjects relating to East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. It includes journals, books, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications published in the U.S. and Canada. Coverage goes back as far as 1989.

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