1. n.d.. Remarks to Pilgrims to Haifa by Shoghi Effendi. Vivian Fellows. — Six short, undated quotations. Pilgrims.
2. 2026-03-30. Interregnum, The. Filip Boicu, W. Andy Knight. — An open, candid interview offering a unique view of what he terms the "interregnum," linking today's... Video.
3. 2022. Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light. Jack McLean. — Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and othe... Books.
4. 2020-07. Khamsis, The: A Cradle of True Gold. Boris Handal. — Biography of the five-brother Baqirof-Khamsi clan, designated by Baha'u'llah as the "Five Siyyids" a... Books.
5. 2019. Ashgabat Collection. Olga Mehti. — On the life and works of Alexander Tumansky and his involvement with Baha'i history. Articles-unpublished.
6. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 216 selections, last updated 2025. Writings.
7. 2018. Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890). Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. — Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Baha'u'llah, his stay in Akka in A... Articles.
8. 2015-05. The Development of the Bábí/Bahá'í Communities: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives, by Youli Ioannesyan: Review. Christopher Buck. Reviews.
9. 2014. Ishqabad, City of Love: A Study into the Story of Those Who Became the Foremost in the Bahá'í Faith. Fuad Izadinia. — Biographies of many dozen Baha'is of historical interest; construction of the House of Worship in Tu... Books.
10. 2014. "Two Great Powers" in the Lawh-i Maqsud. Ismael Velasco. — On the identity of the two countries that arose against the followers of Moses, referenced by Baha'u... Essays.
11. 2013. Development of the Bábí / Bahá'í Communities, The: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives. Youli A. Ioannesyan. — 19th-century private letters and diplomatic correspondence from a prominent Russian scholar, one of ... Excerpts.
12. 2012. Macrocriticism: A Comparison of Nicolai Berdyaev and Shoghi Effendi. Zaid Lundberg. — Comparison of "the most widely read of the Russian religious philosophers" with the background and s... Articles.
13. 2011. Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov: A Summary. Moshe Sharon. — Summary of pages 25-91 of the Arabic text of the "Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov," a fraudulent work. Resources.
14. 2009. Toumansky, Aleksandr Grigorevich. Jahangir Dorri. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
15. 2009. Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith. Adib Masumian. — Response to Iranian conspiracy theories portraying the Baha'i Faith as a subversive political group,... Books.
16. 2007. Les Bahaïs du Caucase: b.a.-ba d'une communauté méconnue (The Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, the 'ABCs' of an unknown community). Azer Jafarov, Bayram Balci. — Chapter on "the Baha'is of the Caucasus, the basics [lit. the ABCs] of an unknown community." Encyclopedia.
17. 2007. Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, The. Bayram Balci, Azer Jafarov, Christian Nils Larson, trans, Kathryn Gaylord-Miles, trans. . — Three short articles: "Who are the Baha’is of the Caucasus?," "From Russian Tolerance to Soviet Re... Articles.
18. 2007. "Memoirs of Dolgorukov" and "The Protocols of the Elders Of Zion". Moshe Sharon. — Comparison of two fraudulent anti-religion works: "Elders of Zion" is one of the most notorious anti... Articles-unpublished.
19. 2006. St. Petersburg 19th Century Orientalist Collection of Materials on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, The: Primary and Other Sources. Youli A. Ioannesyan. — The important work of Russian scholars up to 1917 in collecting Babi and Baha’i materials; a detai... Articles.
20. 2006. Духовное послание Льва Толстого сквозь призму новой религии Бахаи (The Spiritual Message of Leo Tolstoy through the Prism of the New Baha'i Religion). Kushtar Mamytaliev, Vladimir Chupin, ed. . — Первая работа на русском языке о влиянии веры бахаи на ... Theses.
21. 2004. Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran. Moojan Momen. — Early attacks on the Baha'i community in Iran were made mostly on the basis of religious accusations... Articles.
22. 2004. War of Worlds: A commentary on the two texts in their historical context. Gary Hamburg. — 3-page excerpt on Leo Tolstoy (Lev Tolstoi), his relationship with the Baha'i Faith, and his study o... Excerpts.
23. 2002-04. Leo Tolstoy and Ameen Rihani: The Interaction Between Two Creative Worlds. Mikhail Rodionov. — Mentions of the "favorable attitude" to the Baha'i Faith held by Tolstoy and by Ameen Rihani. Articles-unpublished.
24. 2001-05-01. Tablet of Maqsud. Universal House of Justice. — Date of the revelation of the Tablet of Maqsúd and its mention of "Two great powers." UHJ-letters.
25. 2000. Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes. Graham Hassall, Jonah Winters, ed. . — Brief notes on the history of Baha'i activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Aus... Essays.
26. 2000. Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946. Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet. — Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of Mirza Askari bin Hidayat Allah al-Husayni, an imam j... Excerpts.
27. 1999 Winter. Polish Response to Soviet Anti-Bahá'í Polemics, The. Jan T. Jasion. — Response of non-Baha'i scholars to Marxist-Leninist polemics and attacks on the Baha'i Faith, in par... Essays.
28. 1999. Библиотечные материалы: Прежняя версия библиотеки (Previous Version of the Russian Library). Various. — Эта коллекция была составлена ​​12 лет назад, в 1999 году... Writings.
29. 1999. Biography of Tsar Alexander: Tablet to Tsar Alexander II (Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rus). Author unknown. — Short biography of Tsar Alexander ll describing him as a great historical figure without the charism... Encyclopedia.
30. 1996. Dolgorukov Memoirs. Moojan Momen. — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
31. 1995. Russia. Moojan Momen. — Overview of the development of the Baha'i community in Russia. Encyclopedia.
32. 1994. Portraits and Career of Mohammed Ali, Son of Kazem-Beg, The: Scottish Missionaries and Russian Orientalism. A. D. H. Bivar. — Kazem-Beg has a place in Baha'i history because of his early book The Bab and the Babis (St. Petersb... Articles.
33. 1994. Grinévskaia, Izabélla Arkád'evna. A. Gracheva, Marina Ledkovsky, ed. . — Short bio of a poet and playwright who wrote a social drama Bab ed-Din (1903), dedicated to the life... Biographies.
34. 1993. Notes on the Babi and Bahá'í Religions in Russia and its territories. Graham Hassall. — Overview of the history of Babi and Baha'i communities in Russia and Russian territories. Articles.
35. 1993. Europe, Eastern, and the Soviet Union. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
36. 1991-2001. References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. United States Department of State, Ralph D. Wagner, comp. . — Excerpts from the State Department's annual compilation of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices... Documents.
37. 1991. Lev Tolstoi and the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: A Bibliography. William P. Collins, Jan T. Jasion. — The great spiritual crisis of Tolstoi’s life led him to a search for a pure faith. Late in life, t... Articles.
38. 1990/2018. To Russia with Love: Journal of a Member of the Quddus Team. Jack McLean. — Journal of a visit through Moscow, Kiev, and Levov in August 1990 by the four travel teachers Shamsi... Essays.
39. 1985. Letters and Essays, 1886-1913. Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Juan Cole, trans. . — Treatises of "the greatest and most learned of all Baha'i scholars" about Alexander Tumansky; on mee... Books.
40. 1982-2023. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history. Encyclopaedia Iranica. — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. Encyclopedia.
41. 1981. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts. Moojan Momen, ed. — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo... Books.
42. 1936. Bahá'í Movement, The: The Greatness of Its Power. Martha L. Root. — Tributes to the Baha'i Faith from various notables and thinkers across Europe. Essays.
43. 1932. Men on the Horizon. Guy Murchie. — Lengthy travel diary, the first book of a renowned journalist, war correspondent, and author/artist ... Books.
44. 1925. Photo of the Moscow Bahá'í Community, 1925. Author unknown, comp. — Picture of Baha'is gathered to welcome Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Gulpaygani to Moscow, with identifications. I... Visual.
45. 1866. Bab et les Babis, ou Le Soulevement politique et religieux en Perse, de 1845 à 1853. Aleksandr Kazem-Beg. — French translation, serialized in a journal, of a book first published in Russian on the origins of ... Articles.

1. 1804-00-00 — Russo-Persian War resulted in a Russian victory. The Battle of Aslan Duz on 31 October 1812 was the ...
2. 1845-06-28 — Prince Dolgorukov was appointed Russian ambassador to Tihran. He was previously first secretary of t...
3. 1848-04-09 — The Bab was removed from Mah-Kú. Prior to this He had communicated His higher claims to His followe...
4. 1852-12-00 — Baha'u'llah was released from the Siyah-Chal. This was owing to: the efforts of the Russian Minist...
5. 1865-00-00 — Mirza Kazem-Beg of St Petersburg University published Bab Babidy, the first Western book written ent...
6. 1877-00-00 — As a result of the war between Russia and Turkey some 11 million people were freed from the Turkish ...
7. 1892-09-29 — Russian Orientalist, Baron Viktor Romanovich Rosen (1849–1908), at a meeting of the Oriental Sec...
8. 1903-05-00 — Russian poet Isabella Grinevskaya wrote the play "Bab" which was performed in St. Petersburg in 1904...
9. 1905-09-05 — The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on September...
10. 1907-08-31 — Anglo-Russian Convention relating to Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, was signed in Saint Petersburg,...
11. 1926-00-01 — Opposition to the Faith began in Russia. [BW3:35; BBR473] For details see BW3:34–43.
12. 1928-04-00 — As part of a general anti-religious campaign launched under Stalin, the Soviet authorities abrogated...
13. 1932-11-23 — The passing of George Adam Benke (b. Fredericksfelt, south Russia in 1878) in Sofia, Bulgaria. Shog...
14. 1938-02-05 — Baha'is in the Soviet Union were persecuted by the authorities. [BBR473, BW8p87-90, 179-81, BW14p479...
15. 1954-05-01 — Elinore Putney arrived in the Aleutian Islands and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:449]
16. 1963-08-25 — The Universal House of Justice announceed the demolition of the House of Worship in 'Ishqabad (now A...
17. 1981-05-23 — Helmut Winkelbach, Knight of Baha'u'llah for Belarus, married Olga Grigorevna Dolganova, a Russian, ...
18. 1989-04-21 — The Local Spiritual Assembly of 'Ishqabad (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) was re-formed after a lapse o...
19. 1989-12-18 — During the Youth Winter School in Traben-Trarback participants from 12 countries including East Germ...
20. 1990-01-15 — Carl Sagan, a professor of astronomy and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell...
21. 1990-01-24 — The first All-Union Baha'i Conference was held in Moscow with 250 people gathered from all over the ...
22. 1990-02-00 — Between February and April 1990, the South American Baha'i musical group El Viento Canta toured Russ...
23. 1990-03-24 — Abbas and Rezvanieh Katirai opened the Sakhalin Islands and became a Knight of Baha'u'llah after 35 ...
24. 1990-04-21 — The re-formation of the Spiritual Assembly of Moscow with Hand of the Cause 'Ali-Akbar Furútan in a...
25. 1990-04-21 — The launching of a subsidiary Two Year Subsidiary Plan for the former Soviet Union and the Eastern B...
26. 1990-06-00 — Nicolai Gejnze, from Bishkek and a crew member in one of three boats in which Baha'is made a trip do...
27. 1990-09-08 — The first local spiritual assembly on Sakhalin Island was formed in Yuzhno. [BINS232:5]
28. 1990-12-08 — The first All-Union Baha'i Consultative Conference was held in Moscow attended by Baha'is from every...
29. 1990-12-08 — The Moscow Conference was attended by Baha'is from every part of the Soviet Union, members of three ...
30. 1992-04-07 — The establishment of Unity Publishing, an independent, registered publishing company in St. Petersbu...
31. 1992-04-21 — The former National Spiritual Assembly of the USSR with its seat in Moscow became the Regional Spiri...
32. 1992-11-23 — The Second World Congress was held in New York City to commemorate the centenary of the passing of B...
33. 1993-10-29 — The founding conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies in Russia was held in St Petersburg. [...
34. 1994-07-20 — The European Baha'i Youth Council sponsored five regional 'Shaping Europe' conferences, in Berlin, B...
35. 1999-01-19 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Russia formally received its re-registration docum...

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