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Eastern European History

Library and internet resources for researching Eastern European history.

Search Collections of Reference eBooks

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Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL). A growing collection of reference books. Subjects include history, philosophy, religion, science, business, careers, literature, law, medicine, education, and more.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Check the SLU Libraries Catalog for current availability and the Pius Library location guide for location information.

Eastern Europe by Richard Frucht, Lucien Ellington, eds.
Call Number: Ref. DJK9 .E25 2005
Available in the Pius Library Reference collection, Lewis Annex Level 4 South.
Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History
eBook
Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe by Richard Frucht
Call Number: DJK 6 .E53 2000
Dictionary of East European History Since 1945 by Joseph Held
Call Number: DJK 50 .H43 1994
Encyclopedia of Russian History by James Millar
eBook
Encyclopedia of Ukraine by Volodymyr Kubijovyč
Call Number: DK508 .E613 1984
This source is being updated online on the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945 by George J. Lerski
Call Number: DK 4123 .L47 1996
Historical Dictionary of Poland, 1945-1996 by Piotr Wróbel
Call Number: DK 4433 .W76 1998
Miniature Empires by James Minahan
Call Number: D860 .M55 1998
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000 by Peter N. Stearns, ed.
eBook

Find Biographical Information

Encyclopedia of World Biography This link opens in a new window
2004-present. Search across all the volumes and supplements of the second edition.
Biography Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Contains over 430,000 full-text biographies drawn from the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography. Additional biographies are drawn from major biographical sources such as theAmerican National Biography.

Historical Atlases

Historical Atlas of Central Europe by Paul Robert Magocsi
Call Number: Pius Oversize G1881.S1 M32 2002
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe by Dennis P. Hupchick, Harold E. Cox
Call Number: G2081.S1 H8 2001