Collection guides

Artists’ books and fine press

A collection page about our fine press and artists' books holdings.

Balkan academic publications

The British Library’s Balkan academic collection consists of academic works published in the Balkans during the nineteen...

European philatelic material

Stamps, airmails and related material from the continent

Georgian collections

About 8,000 volumes of printed books, periodicals and newspapers, and a range of other materials including manuscripts,...

India Office Records: Central Asia Resources

Central Asian resources in the archives of the East India Company and the pre-1947 government of India

Polish, Hungarian, Czech and Slovak collections

One of the leading research collections in the world for the study of Central Europe

Russia in the UK Web Archive Collection

Russia in the UK Special Collection, UK Web Archive

Russian and Soviet posters and postcards

Russian and Soviet posters and postcards from the 20th century

Russian avant-garde collections

An extensive collection of avant-garde books of the early 20th century

Russian statistical publications

A comprehensive collection of statistical publications from all over the world, including Russia

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian performing arts...

We have an extensive collection of print and electronic material to support research in Film and Performing Arts Studies

Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Baltic collecti...

One of the leading research collections in the world for Slavonic and Baltic studies

South-East European collections

We have an extensive collection of library and archival material for the study of South-East Europe

The Tyrkova-Williams Collection

A collection of letters and papers of Harold Whitmore Williams and Ariadna Vladimirovna, neé Tyrkova.

The Yugoslav Wars 1991 to 1999

This collection relates to the armed conflicts in the Yugoslav republics between 1991 and 1999