I think it would pay to start thinking about the order of headings on pages. For example on pages relating to historical or current figures, we usually start with a linear biography. For pages on countries, we also usually start with their history as the first heading.
One thing we can figure out right now I think is the end-of-page sections: further reading, references, etc. My proposed order would be :
1. See also (linking to other pages) 2. Further reading (linking to books or articles) 3. External links (links to other websites with information) 4. References (reference list)
I made this list ordered by importance to the article. First we have prolewiki pages, then we have books for people that want to read more, then we have the external link template with the great soviet encyclopedia, ecured, etc. and finally the references.
This is pretty much lifted from Wikipedia and we don't have to follow them 100%. But like I say often, wikipedia is war-mongering drivel but they have had to ask themselves these questions too and find answers.