New electronic resources

Newly acquired electronic resources available to readers using the London Reading Rooms.

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Literaturnaia gazeta Established on April 22, 1929, Literaturnaia gazeta focused on literary and intellectual life. It Soviet Russia's pre-eminent authors, poets, and cultural figures a particular podium for commentary, affording perhaps fewer restrictions than might be possible in other publications. Literaturnaia gazeta was considered the most open among newspapers of the Soviet era, and it remains popular among the intelligentsia in today's Russia.

Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive 1880-2000 This resource contains digitised sets of the core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theatre together with film fan magazines and music press titles. Key titles include The Stage, Variety, New Musical Express, Melody Maker and Picturegoer etc.		Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange provides a vast range of visual, manuscript and printed materials sourced from over twenty key libraries and more than a dozen companies and trade organisations around the world.

The Current Digest of the Russian Press Digital Archive 1949 to the present. In English CDRP is a comprehensive retrospective digest of the news presented to the Soviet and Russian public for more than a half century, from the beginnings of the Cold War through the emergence of Russia in the new balance of power. Articles translated for the Current Digest include important news and information from the leading dailies and government reports of the day. During the Soviet era, hundreds of other special interest journals and authoritative sources were also scoured for relevant articles to include. Published weekly since 1949, the CDRP paints a broad picture of Soviet and post-Soviet times, including coverage of domestic affairs and social issues.		Isskustvo kino Founded in the 1930s and devoted to art in Russian film, the journal Iskusstvo kino is renowned as one of Russia's premier journals of cinema. Iskusstvo kino offers movie reviews, articles on filmmaking and cinema culture, criticism, and essays and traces Russian arts and culture from the 'socialist realism' era - when film became the prime propaganda tool ("agitki") for instilling Communist fervour in the masses - all the way through contemporary filmmaking. With more movie screens than any nation at any time, the Soviet Union's cinematic legacy helped shape the artistic and social agenda of the socialist world for most of the Twentieth Century.