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Library of Congress

Loc: The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress exhibition provides information and pictures of documents as well as photographs of the Russian Church era in Alaska.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Living Language: Language Lab Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Russian Language Lab and have fun too. Practice with different games or review vocabulary with the digital flashcards.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World History: Russian Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the impact of relationships between ideas, people, and events across time and place. To accomplish this, they evaluate the causes and consequences of the...
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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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Website
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Russian Revolution (1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent lecture providing a wealth of information about the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
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Website
Other

Embassy of the Russian Federation

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. Find lots of information, including: the president, government, state symbols, economy, culture, geography, cuisine, religion, holidays, and more.
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Website
Northwestern University

Northwestern Univ.: Bilingual Anthology of Russian Verse

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice collection of several hundred Russian poems, reaching back into the eighteenth century and moving forward from there. Read or listen to selections in Russian or English by searching by poem or poet. You'll also find biographical...
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: The Franco Russian Alliance Military Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
An original document of the Franco-Russian military convention outlining the provisions of the alliance.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration: Polish/russian

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronicle of Russian and other ethnic immigrants from the Russian empire. Information on their struggles, persecution and achievements in their chosen new land, America.
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Website
The British Museum

British Museum: Catalogue of the Russian Icons

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the full inventory of Russian icons, including works from the Byzantine period, housed in the collections of the British Museum. Includes an introduction to the collection, notes on the history and meaning of icons in Russian art,...
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Other

Alexander palace.org: Russian History Websites

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice collection of online "books" and virtual exhibits about various Russian tsars, their palaces, and life during the height of imperial era to the final days of tsars. Includes an up-close look at Anastasia, a collection of letters...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Us Considered Spy Swap Before Arrest of Russian Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States and Russian Governments exchanged spies after a group of Russians were caught spying on the United States government.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Former Russian Leader Yeltsin Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
Relays the story of the death of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin who at age 76 died from heart failure on 4/23/07. Discusses highlights of his years as President and links to many other articles relating to him.
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Website
Other

National Geographic in Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
National Geographic website in Russian. Enjoy articles, photographs, and more from this leading source of world geographic news.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: A Russian Settlement in Alaska

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In the early 19th century, most of the land that is now Alaska was claimed by the Russian empire, and its most significant community was Novo-Arkhangelsk, which today is called Sitka. From 1808 until the sale of Alaska to the United...
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Handout
Other

Russian Fighting Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
Thousands of Russians volunteered their services to the Germans in their war against the Soviet Union. This article discusses the various volunteer units organized.
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Unit Plan
Language Guide

Language Guide: Russian Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn everyday Russian vocabulary words by rolling over a word or image to hear pronunciation and see spelling. The Language Guide site also has a corresponding section in English so that ESL students can compare vocabulary in English...
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Other

Lib.ru: Russian & World Poetry in Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
Large online collection of Russian and world poetry, in Russian. Includes classics by English language poets like Dante, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Frost, Eliot, Ginsburg and a few by Russian-American poets. Helpful support for the upper...
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Handout
Other

Alpha Dictionary: Online Russian Reference Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
Most questions about Russian grammar can be answered at this website. Intended for native speakers of English who are interested in learning Russian. Background on Russian grammar might also be useful by ELL students and their teachers,...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Russian Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on Russian literature, old and new. Includes many hyperlinked terms.
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Other

Lib.ru: Russian Prose and Science Fiction in English Translation

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of Russian prose and science fiction in English. Website features online texts of works by popular Russian authors and could be used by older students as a resource for studying English or Russian literature. Some broken links.
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Website
Other

School World: Russian Educational Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Russian content. A collection of links to Russian educational sites that cover school subjects, exam preparation, colleges in Russia and abroad, encyclopedias, parent resources, and more. A teacher page is devoted to lesson plans and...
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Other

Lib.ru: Classic Russian Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource for finding online text for classic Russian literature in Russian. Features the most popular writers and their works. Valuable resource for students studying Russian. Russian-speaking ELL students might translate passages...
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Other

Ispol: Index of English Lessons for Russian Speakers

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of 50 basic lessons that present sentences written in English with their Russian translations in the Cyrillic alphabet. Great review or introduction for students who can read English and Russian.

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