SEVENTEEN MOMENTS IN SOVIET HISTORY is a multi-media archive of primary materials designed to introduce students and the general public to the richness and contradictions of Soviet history. It provides a cross-section of Soviet life in seventeen different years, following the title of a\u00a0beloved television spy serial\u00a0from the seventies. Each module covers politics, society, culture and economics, so that users might experience a given time through the words, sounds and sights that a common Soviet citizen would have encountered.<\/p>\n
The archive may be accessed by year or by theme. Subject essays written by a contributing scholar provide brief\u00a0 introductions to over 200 subjects.\u00a0 These essays are supported by more than 1400 images,\u00a0 270 video clips,\u00a0 music with translated lyrics, and over 600 primary texts, as well as links to relevant materials outside the website.\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0Glossary<\/em>\u00a0tab features a list of historical terms and abbreviations, and the\u00a0Personages<\/em>\u00a0tab provides dates, photos and basic biographical information for over 600 people in Soviet history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seventeen Moments in Soviet History SEVENTEEN MOMENTS IN SOVIET HISTORY is a multi-media archive of primary materials designed to introduce students and the general public to the richness and contradictions of Soviet history. It provides a cross-section of Soviet life in seventeen different years, following the title of a\u00a0beloved television spy serial\u00a0from the seventies. Each<\/p>\n