Download or read book Hoover Institution Library and Archives Russian/Commonwealth of Independent States Collection written by and published by . This book was released on 200? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to the Hoover Institution's Russian/CIS holdings. "The Russian/Commonwealth of Independent States Collection emphasizes the twentieth century, though some materials from the latter half of the nineteenth century are also included. In accordance with the Hoover Institution's dedication to the study of war, revolution, and peace, the collection is concerned primarily with the history, ideology, politics, and international relations of Russia and the former Soviet Union. There are also holdings related to economics, demography, and law ... [The collection] encompasses writings on Imperial Russia after 1861, the period of the Provisional Government of 1917, the Bolshevik revolution, the Civil War, the Soviet period, and contemporary events"--Home page.