Thanks in advance for the responses!

Hey everyone. I am currently starting my very first research assistant for a school that I am currently going to and its my first time that I have actually done this type of position before. I am use to researching secondary sources quite well however, primary sources I have a difficult time doing and despite the resources that I have using our local library on campus, it is still very limited and has mostly secondary sources such as JSTOR.

I don't know if you could be much help and I have been keeping in contact with my professor on any questions that I might have for her. Also they are flexible with how much research I do a day for them as well.

This the research goal in a nutshell: Create a collection of primary sources about a series of topics on life in Mussolini's Italy, Stalin's Russia, and Hitler's Germany that can be used in History 319. These documents should provide students insight into what life in these dictatorships was like so that they can imagine the context of their imagined character. A diverse collection will be useful.

These primary sources can be, but are not limited to: Political documents, including laws, decrees and proclamations propaganda autobiographical accounts maps photographs and other images related to this topic for use in the class room.

I will be focusing first on everyday life under Stalin in the Soviet Union.

Here are the following topics that I can research: Economy School Work Daily life Paramilitary Women Children Mothers/fathers Health Crime/police Food Soldiers Revolution Gulag

I also wanted to mention that I will not be able to access the local library on campus because I am at home. I could certainly access something at the local library in town, but I don't know if my old library card from when I was younger is still allowed.

I am hoping if someone could help me find some good online primary source documents on researching the daily life under Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini.

Thank you if you are able to help with these sources. I should make it clear that I am not asking for help on the research itself, its more about helping me find a good online primary source on these topics.

I am currently in the process of writing my very first will. I've gotten to the point in my life where I have assets that would need to be dealt with should I meet an early end and want to make sure its taken care of. Part of that process is detailing what I would want my funeral/burial to look like. I've been pondering this for some time and with this weeks theme figured I might as well ask:

I want my grave site to be basically a time capsule. I want my remains and the things with me to be useful to archeologists in the future. What kinds of things should I ask my heirs to include? For texts/information, what format should it be on (some kind of archival paper/plastic)? How should my remains be prepared?

Things I considered:

• My full medical records, including cause of death

• Copies of my text messages/emails etc (Basically the 'letters' of our digital age)

• A family tree

• Some photos, probably of my family, our house, maybe some places common to my life

• Favorite recipes/foods

• Synopsis of world/national/local events through my life.

• Details of my job, maybe including texts related to it?

I looked through the rules and didn't find anything prohibiting a question like this, but also nothing allowing it.

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• the body was entombed in the Imperial Crypt
• the heart was removed and buried in a silver urn in the Herzgruft (Heart-crypt)
• the intestines were removed and buried in a copper urn in the Ducal Crypt of St. Stephen's cathedral

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