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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Stalin's Speech on Anniversary of the October Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcripts of Stalin's speech on Red Square celebrating the 24th anniversary of 1917 revolution. Within his speech, he speaks frequently of WWII and the battles with Germany.
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Activity
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This online directory from Fordham University provides an abundance of essays and articles detailing various aspects of the Russian Revolution as well as a list of additional sources.
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eBook
Other

Modern World History: Responses to the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...
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Website
George Mason University

Gmu: Lenin and the First Communist Revolutions, I

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an article by an economics professor about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's involvement in the initial communist revolutions. Lenin's policies and governing are discussed.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Joseph Stalin's Speech on Red Square 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of Stalin's speech on November 7, 1941 for the 24th anniversary celebration of the October Socialist Revolution.
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eBook
Other

Australian National University: International Socialism or State Capitalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines socialism as it was carried out by Stalin and company in the former Soviet Union. Makes the argument that what began with a socialist revolution degenerated into state capitalism. There is one chapter from a book available...
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eBook
Other

Russia: From Revolution to Counter Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a book online by Ted Grant. This particular page is the introduction written by Alan Woods. He discusses Bolshevism and the Russian revolution. Further chapters from the book are available.
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Handout
Columbia University

Deng Xiaoping and the Fate of the Chinese Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive socialist view of the life and work of Deng Xiaoping in China. It includes photographs and quotes.
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Graphic
Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Graphic
Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Graphic
Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Graphic
Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Graphic
Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Article
Sam Houston State University

Shsu: The Warsaw Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a wealth of information about the Warsaw Pact. Includes information about the Soviet Alliance System, the organization of East European National units, the development of Socialist Armies in Eastern Europe, East-West diplomacy...
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Graphic
Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Handout
Washington State University

Washington State University: Introduction to 19th Century Socialism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the origin of 19th-century socialism. Discusses the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, social classes, Karl Marx and labor unions. An in-depth article.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Liu Chunhua, Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan

For Students 9th - 10th
As a prominent icon in the Cultural Revolution, "Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan" celebrated the grassroots nature of revolutionary history and cultivated devotion to Mao during a tumultuous time. This painting is a brilliant example of...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Collectivization

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides information on Stalin's domestic policy of rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture for the purpose of erasing all traces of capitalism that results in a totally...
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Industry and Isms (1815 1850)

For Students 9th - 10th
As the conservatives were establishing Conservativism, liberals were finding Liberalism, nationalists were creating Nationalism, and socialists were developing Socialism with their own ideas for a new order to establish on a continent...
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Website
Other

Bucknell University: A Chronology of Russian History

For Students 9th - 10th
An abridged timeline that details the history of Russia from 860 to present day.
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Activity
Other

German Embassy: Milestones in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of milestones in German history.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Alexander Kerensky

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site tells of Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (1881-1970 CE), the Prime Minister of Russia after the downfall of the last tsar. Includes biography and the historical context.
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Article
Stanford University

Stanford Magazine: A Doomed Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
An online article on the life of Alexander Kerensky with a focus on his life in the United States when he was a professor at Stanford University.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Karl Marx: Father of Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the capitalist conditions, brought on by the Industrial Revolution, that led to the fostering of the socialist ideas espoused by Karl Marx, and to the writing of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.