Primary Sources

The major long-term project for this course is a research paper based on a primary source. Below are links to lists of primary sources that would be ideal for your research paper.

Collections of Documents and Sources (18th Century)

Important Fiction with a Political Edge

Political Philosophy

Russia's Imperial Presence

Peasants and the Countryside

Women's Letters and Memoirs (and Other Writings)

Peter the Great

Men's Memoirs, Literature, and Letters

Diplomacy

Religion

Medicine

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