The Trotsky Internet Archive

http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Leon Trotsky was a leader and theorist of the Russian Revolution; was purged by the Stalinists, and later killed while in exile in Mexico. This site includes some of his writings and information about him. It includes articles on Hitler and German Fascism. Standard 10.7.1

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3097

Benito Mussolini: What is Fascism, 1932

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/mussolini-fascism.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: In 1932 Mussolini wrote (with the help of Giovanni Gentile) this entry for the Italian Encyclopedia on the definition of fascism. Standard 10.7.3

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 368

German Documents: The National Socialist Era, 1933-1945

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~german/gtext/

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This site has documents from the Nazi government of Germany divided into three sections. They detail plans to exterminate people and make war in the 1930s and 40s. Standard 10.7.3, and 10.8.1

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1369

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/stalin/

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Joseph Stalin, leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and Communist party in the USSR from 1922 to 1953, molded the Soviet regime and shaped the direction of Europe after World War II. Standard 10.7.2

Comments: There are several photos and a bibliography at this site.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1852

The Riazanov Internet Archive

http://www.marxists.org/archive/riazanov/

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Here is a brief biography of a Russian revolutionary who was killed during the Stalinist purges. It provides insight into the goals and ideals of the revolutionaries. (1870-1938) Standard 10.7.3

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3079