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Multilingual Electronic Resources for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies: Integrum

A guide to 13 databases with significant content in both English and the languages of the region

Integrum

Integrum is the largest collection of mass media and newspaper databases of Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union covering a wide range of topics. At the beginning of 2017 Integrum contained approximately 40,000 titles related to Russia, with 300,000 new articles being added daily. The scope of the databases covers all national and regional newspapers and magazines, statistics, official publications, archives of the leading national and international information agencies, full texts of thousands of literary works, dictionaries, and more. 

 
Archives of many newspapers and magazines date back to the beginning of the 1990s, e.g. Nezavisimaya gazeta (1990), Kommersant, Izvestiya (1991), Moscow News, Moscow Times, Argumenty i fakty, Krasnaya zvezda, Literaturnaya gazeta, Moskovskiy komsomolets, Pravda (1992).

 

Screenshot of the Integrum advanced search interface. Shows an empty search box with a list of databases underneath.

How to Search in Integrum

Integrum offers both an English and Russian search interface. Users can search all of Integrum’s databases simultaneously or individually. Advanced, simple, field, and “typical” search options are available. Integrum offers a helpful user manual with instructions for effectively using its different search features. 

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