- Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. (2018/2024) 209 selections, last updated August 2024.
- Ashgabat Collection, by Olga Mehti. (2019) On the life and works of Alexander Tumansky and his involvement with Bahá'í history.
- Bab et les Babis, ou Le Soulevement politique et religieux en Perse, de 1845 à 1853, by Aleksandr Kazem-Beg. (1866) French translation, serialized in a journal, of a book first published in Russian on the origins of the Bábí Faith; the Mazandaran, Nayriz, and Zanjan events; the life of the Bab; and religious doctrine.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, Moojan Momen, ed. (1981) A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers.
- Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall. Jonah Winters, ed. (2000) Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere.
- Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, The, by Bayram Balci, Azer Jafarov. Christian Nils Larson, trans, Kathryn Gaylord-Miles, trans. (2007) Three short articles: "Who are the Baha’is of the Caucasus?," "From Russian Tolerance to Soviet Repression," and "An Independent Azerbaijan."
- Biography of Tsar Alexander: Tablet to Tsar Alexander II (Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rus), by Author unknown. (1999) Short biography of Tsar Alexander ll describing him as a great historical figure without the charisma of a great man. Suggests history should view what he did, such as abolishing serfdom and building railroads, as more important than who he was.
- Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East, by Kamran Ekbal. (2014) Abdu'l-Bahá was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their militaries. In spite of the Bahá'í principle of abstaining from politics, exceptions can be made in the face of tyranny and injustice.
- Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light, by Jack McLean. (2022) Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and other Europeans; recollections of Shoghi Effendi by ten individuals; dreams and visions; eulogies of the author's parents; travel teaching across Russia.
- Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran, by Moojan Momen. (2004) Early attacks on the Bahá'í community in Iran were made mostly on the basis of religious accusations, but in the 20th century, non-religious accusations based on widely held and often fantastical conspiracy theories have become more prevalent.
- Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith, by Adib Masumian. (2009) Response to Iranian conspiracy theories portraying the Bahá'í Faith as a subversive political group, Zionist spies, affiliates of the secret police, British agents, etc. Available in English and Persian. Includes interview with author.
- Development of the Babi/Bahá'í Communities, The: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2013) 19th-century private letters and diplomatic correspondence from a prominent Russian scholar, one of the first to study the rise of the Babis. Excerpt from book: contents and Introduction. (Offsite.)
- Dolgorukov Memoirs, by Moojan Momen. (1996) Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023) Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Europe, Eastern, and the Soviet Union, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1993)
- Grinévskaia, Izabélla Arkád'evna, by A. Gracheva. Marina Ledkovsky, ed. (1994) Short bio of a poet and playwright who wrote a social drama Bab ed-Din (1903), dedicated to the life and teachings of The Bab — a play she considered "her most significant dramatic work" — and its sequel Bekha-Ulla (1912).
- Ishqabad, City of Love: A Study into the Story of Those Who Became the Foremost in the Bahá'í Faith, by Fuad Izadinia. (2014) Biographies of many dozen Bahá'ís of historical interest; construction of the House of Worship in Turkmenistan; Bahá'í schools for boys and for girls; stories of exiled Bahá'ís.
- Khamsis, The: A Cradle of True Gold, by Boris Handal. (2020-07) Biography of the five-brother Báqirof-Khamsi clan, designated by Bahá'u'lláh as the "Five Siyyids" after they accepted the Bahá'í Faith in 1881.
- Leo Tolstoy and Ameen Rihani: The Interaction Between Two Creative Worlds, by Mikhail Rodionov. (2002-04) Mentions of the "favorable attitude" to the Bahá'í Faith held by Tolstoy and by Ameen Rihani.
- Les Bahaïs du Caucase: b.a.-ba d'une communauté méconnue, by Azer Jafarov, Bayram Balci. (2007) Chapter on "the Bahá'ís of the Caucasus, the basics [lit. the ABCs] of an unknown community."
- Lev Tolstoi and the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: A Bibliography, by William P. Collins, Jan T. Jasion. (1991) The great spiritual crisis of Tolstoi’s life led him to a search for a pure faith. Late in life, this search led to his examination of the Bábí–Bahá’í religions. A bibliography of material on Tolstoi’s association with the Bahá'í Faith.
- Macrocriticism: A Comparison of Nicolai Berdyaev and Shoghi Effendi, by Zaid Lundberg. (2012) Comparison of "the most widely read of the Russian religious philosophers" with the background and style of Shoghi Effendi's religious, ethical, and social writings.
- Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov: A Summary, by Moshe Sharon. (2011) Summary of pages 25-91 of the Arabic text of the "Memoirs of Count Dolgorukov," a fraudulent work.
- "Memoirs of Dolgorukov" and "The Protocols of the Elders Of Zion", by Moshe Sharon. (2007) Comparison of two fraudulent anti-religion works: "Elders of Zion" is one of the most notorious anti-Semitic books, long used by opponents of Judaism; "Memoirs" are the supposed anti-Bábí political confessions of the Russian Amb. Dimitri Dolgorukov.
- Notes on the Babi and Bahá'í Religions in Russia and its territories, by Graham Hassall. (1993) Overview of the history of Bábí and Bahá'í communities in Russia and Russian territories.
- Photo of the Moscow Bahá'í Community, 1925, Author unknown, comp. (1925) Picture of Bahá'ís gathered to welcome Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Gulpáygání to Moscow, with identifications. Includes A. A. Furutan.
- Polish Response to Soviet Anti-Bahá'í Polemics, The, by Jan T. Jasion. (1999 Winter) Response of non-Bahá'í scholars to Marxist-Leninist polemics and attacks on the Bahá'í Faith, in particular the attitude of Polish scholars writing between 1945 and 1988, while Poland was still a 'satellite' of the Soviet Union.
- Portraits and Career of Mohammed Ali, Son of Kazem-Beg, The: Scottish Missionaries and Russian Orientalism, by A. D. H. Bivar. (1994) Kazem-Beg has a place in Bahá'í history because of his early book The Bab and the Babis (St. Petersburg, 1865). Article contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths.
- References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, by United States Department of State. Ralph D. Wagner, comp. (1991-2001) Excerpts from the State Department's annual compilation of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on discrimination against the Bahá'í Faith and persecution of its adherents in twenty countries.
- Russia, by Moojan Momen. (1995) Overview of the development of the Bahá'í community in Russia.
- Scholar Meets Prophet: Edward Granville Browne and Bahá'u'lláh (Acre, 1890), by Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2018) Details of E.G. Browne's handwritten notes about his meeting with Bahá'u'lláh, his stay in Akka in April 1890, and his correspondence with Russian academics.
- St. Petersburg 19th Century Orientalist Collection of Materials on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, The: Primary and Other Sources, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2006) The important work of Russian scholars up to 1917 in collecting Bábí and Bahá’í materials; a detailed listing of available materials.
- Tablet of Maqsud, by Universal House of Justice. (2001-05-01) Date of the revelation of the Tablet of Maqsúd and its mention of "Two great powers."
- The Development of the Bábí/Bahá'í Communities: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives, by Youli Ioannesyan: Review, by Christopher Buck. (2015-05)
- To Russia with Love: Journal of a Member of the Quddus Team, by Jack McLean. (1990/2018) Journal of a visit through Moscow, Kiev, and Levov in August 1990 by the four travel teachers Shamsi Sedagat, Ann Clavin, Leo Misagi, and Jack McLean.
- Toumansky, Aleksandr Grigorevich, by Jahangir Dorri. (2009) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- "Two Great Powers" in the Lawh-i Maqsud, by Ismael Velasco. (2014) On the identity of the two countries that arose against the followers of Moses, referenced by Bahá'u'lláh — likely Russia and France or Russia and Germany.
- War of Worlds: A commentary on the two texts in their historical context, by Gary Hamburg. (2004) 3-page excerpt on Leo Tolstoy (Lev Tolstoi), his relationship with the Bahá'í Faith, and his study of the Babis.
- Духовное послание Льва Толстого сквозь призму новой религии Бахаи (The Spiritual Message of Leo Tolstoy through the Prism of the New Baha'i Religion), by Kushtar Mamytaliev. Vladimir Chupin, ed. (2006) Первая работа на русском языке о влиянии веры бахаи на великого русского писателя Льва Николаевича Толстого. Толстой живо интересовался этой новой религией, старался достать книги и любую информацию о ней, и беседовал с несколькими бахаи.
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