Library of Congress
Loc: Attacks on Intelligentsia Suppressing Dissidents
A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.
Other
American Institute of Physics: Soviet Physics, Nuclear Weapons, and Human Rights
A resource with extensive information on all aspects of Sakharov's life. Arranged chronologically.
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Presidency of Ronald Reagan
This site provides an extensive history of Reagan's administration including information on his presidential campaign, domestic policies, foreign policies, and domestic and international events of his presidency.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Strategic Defense Initiative
Detailed entry for the Strategic Defense Initiative, better known by its byname, Star Wars. Covers history of the program, weapons research and development, and criticism of the program.
Other
Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years: Cold War Timeline
End-of-the-Cold-War timeline, which enumerates events that led up to the collapse of the Soviet empire during the Reagan administration, is both an account of the period and a retrospective of Reagan's policies vis-a-vis the Soviets,...
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: Strategic Defense Initiative Transcript [Pdf]
A transcript of National Security Decision Directive 172, issued by Reagan administration staffers in 1985. A formal statement of the administration's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) two years into SDI's research and development. With...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Foreign and Domestic Entanglements
Read about the many facets of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy during his presidency. Find out about support for anti-Communist fighters, detente with the USSR, and the Iran-Contra scandal.
Other
Jewish News: Gorbachev, Shamir Mark Decade of Soviet Aliyah
This article provides insight into religious persecution in the former Soviet Union and Gorbachev's efforts to curb intolerance.
Other
Arms Control Association: Book Review: Reagan's Secret War
A review of Reagan's Secret War: The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World From Nuclear Disaster (Crown Publishers, 2009) rehearses most of the arguments critical of Reagan's foreign policy objectives and achievements, including...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Reaganomics
Read a review of what Reaganomics entailed, and the longterm results of a failed theory.
Other
Federation of American Scientists: Eliminating Threat From Ballistic Missiles
A transcript of National Security Decision Directive 85, issued by the Reagan administration in 1983, which formally declares the administration's intention to pursue the research and development of defensive systems-the Strategic...
Other
Sustainable Development Institute: Tending the Watershed
Article from the Sustainable Development Institute about protecting the Neuse River in North Carolina, outlining the issues and the work that is done by the watershed tenders.