title: Soviet archives
text: # Soviet archives
  
  The State Archives of the Soviet Union have been inherited by the post-Soviet states. They include:
  
  ## National and special archives
  
  * National Archives of Armenia
  * National Archive Department of Azerbaijan
  * National Archives of Belarus
  * National Archives of Estonia
  * National Archives of Georgia
  * Lithuanian Special Archives
  * State Archive of the Russian Federation
  * State Archive Service of Ukraine
  
  ## Lists of archives
  
  * List of archives in Armenia
  * List of archives in Azerbaijan
  * List of archives in Estonia
  * History of archives of Lithuania
  * List of archives in Russia
  * List of archives in Ukraine
  