Summer Research Laboratory participants can sign up for general orientation sessions.  These sessions will explain how to use the library's resources, placing internal requests for items, online catalogs, printing, and research databases.

Register for an orientation session here.

 

SRS staff will develop a personalized, project-based program for each individual covering electronic tools and software, print and electronic bibliographic resources and databases, archival sources, and more. SRS staff will contact you to schedule this session. Please contact the Slavic Reference Service with any additional questions: srscite@library.illinois.edu

 

Please see our Research Toolbox and Central Asia Research Toolbox for more valuable resources:

• SRS Research Toolbox

  The SRS Research Toolbox conveniently groups a selective list of catalogs, databases, and other search tools for REEE scholars.

• SRS Central Asia Research Toolbox

  The SRS Central Asia Research Toolbox conveniently groups a selective list of regional repositories and academic libraries for scholars of the region.

You can find additional online resources on our website, including resources organized by country, and general strategies and resources for research. 

Below is a list of some of the most prominent archives in the REEE region. It is by no means exhaustive, but is intended to be a starting point for researchers. The links below are current as of summer 2025.

Albania

Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Arkivave (General Directorate of Archives) - National archival network that includes archives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armed Forces, the Judicial System, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Parliament, President of the Republic, and the Social Security Institute.

Instituti i Historisë (Institute of History) - The Institute of History is aimed at studying the history of the Albanian people in Albania and abroad from the ancient times to the present day. It contains documents collected from archives in America, Britain, France, Austria, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia.

Armenia

Հայաստանի ազգային արխիվի (National Archives of Armenia)

Belarus

Национальный архив Республики Беларусь (National Archive of the Republic of Belarus)

Беларускі дзяржаўны архіў-музей літаратуры і мастацтва (Belarusian State Archives-Museum of Literature and Art)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Arhiv Bosne i Hercegovine (The Archives of Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Historijski arhiv Sarajevo (Sarajevo Historical Archives)

Bulgaria

Централен държавен архив (Central State Archives of Bulgaria)

Croatia

Hrvatski državni arhiv (Croatian State Archives)

Hrvatski institut za povijest (Croatian Institute of History)

Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica (National and University Library)

Czechia

Národní archiv (National Archives of Czech Republic)

Archiv bezpečnostních složek (Archive of the Security Services)

Estonia

Rahvusarchiiv (National Archives of Estonia)

Eesti Ajaloomuuseum (Estonian History Museum)

Georgia

საქართველოს ეროვნული არქივი (National Archives of Georgia)

Hungary

Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár (National Archives of Hungary)

Magyar Zsidó Levéltár (Hungarian Jewish Archives)

Hungarian Archives Portal

Kazakhstan

Национальный архив Республики Казахстан (National Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

Центральный государственный архив (Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

Kyrgyzstan

Архивная Служба при Министерстве цифрового развития Кыргызской Республики (Archival Service under the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic) - Website links to Central State Archives; Archive of Film, Photo and Sound Documents; regional and city archives.

Latvia

Latvijas Nacionālais arhīvs (National Archives of Latvia) - Website includes a list of databases and archival collections including state archives, historical archives, audiovisual archives, and personnel documents.

Lithuania

Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybės Archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives)

Lietuvos valstybės istorijos archyvas (Lithuanian State Historical Archives)

North Macedonia

Државен Архив на Република Северна Македонија (State Archives of the Republic of North Macedonia)

Архив—Македонска Академија на Науките и Уметностите (Archives of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts)

Montenegro

Državi arhiv Crne Gore (State Archives of Montenegro)

Poland

Archiwum Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (Archives of the Institute of National Remembrance)

Archiwum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego (Archives of Jagiellonian University)

Romania

Arhivele Naţionale ale României (Național Archives of Romania)

Centrul Național de Cultură a Romilor - Romano Kher (Romano Kher National Center for Roma Culture)

Russia

Государственный архив Российской Федерации (ГАРФ) (State Archives of the Russian Federation)

Государственный фонд кинофильмов Российской Федерации (State Fond of Motion Pictures of the Russian Federation)

Российский государственный архив социально-политической истории (Russian State Archives of Sociopolitical History)

Serbia

Архив Србије (State Archives of Serbia)

Narodna biblioteka Srbije (National Library of Serbia)

Slovakia

Slovenský národný archív (Slovak National Archives)

Archív Múzea Slovenského národného povstania (Archives of the Museum of Slovak National Uprising)

Slovenia

Arhiv Republike Slovenije (Archives of the Republic of Slovenia)

Zgodovinski arhiv Ljubljana (Historical Archives Ljubljana)

Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja (Institute for Ethnic Studies)

Tajikistan

Саридораи Бойгонии назди Ҳукумати Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Central Archives under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan)

Turkey

Türkıye Cumhurıyetı Cumhurbaşkanlığı Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı (Presidency of the Republic of Türkıye Directorate of State Archives)

Türk İnkılâp Tarihi Enstitüsü Arşiv (Turkish Revolution History Institute Archive)

Turkmenistan

Türkmenistanyň Ministrler Kabinetiniň ýanyndaky Baş arhiw müdirligi (Central Archives under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan)

Ukraine

Центральний державний архів громадських об'єднань України (Central State Archive of Public Organizations of Ukraine)

Центральний державний історичний архів України в Києві (Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Kyiv)

Uzbekistan

O'zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy davlat arxivi (Central State Archive of the Republic of Uzbekistan)

Yugoslavia

Архив Југославије (Archives of Yugoslavia)

Архив Југословенске кинотеке (Archives of Yugoslav Film)