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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Vladimir Lenin

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article on the life of Vladimir Lenin. Discusses his life before becoming the leader of the Soviet Union, his political accomplishments as a leader and his death.
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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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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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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Under Western Eyes" by Joseph Conrad

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Under Western Eyes" by Joseph Conrad. The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia and explores the historical failures of revolutionary movements.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Vladimir Lenin

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the biography of Vladimir Lenin, communist revolutionary and founding father of the Soviet Union on this site. Learn how he led the Bolshevik Revolution that put the communists in power in Russia.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thaddeus Kosciusko

For Students 9th - 10th
A Polish national hero, general and a leader of that nation's uprising against Russia in 1794. He fought in the American Revolutionary War on the side of Washinton, for which he was awarded by the Continental Congress the rank of Brevet...