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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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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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PBS

Russian Archives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
The site explores Russian history through images, audio, and films. Offers links to Russian archival collections of photographs, movies, and audio clips.
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Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...
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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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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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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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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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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Catherine Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Listed as one of the 300 women who changed the world, Catherine the Great led Russia into participation in cultural and political life of Europe.
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Other

Alexander Palace Time Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource for history teachers! Website has a lot of information about the Romanov Tsar Alexander's palace, along with an archive of historical diaries and letters. Good resource for studying Russian history. Many pages are...
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BBC

Bbc News: Timeline Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Important events in Russian history from the year 1237 to the year 2007 are presented in timeline form.
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Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)

Weaving Doukhobor History

For Students 9th - 10th
Here the life of the Doukhobour culture in British Columbia is discussed. This Russian emigre pacifist sect and their communal way of life helped shape the debate over human rights in British Columbia.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: 1450 1750 Renaissance and Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to embedded videos and other information about World History: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation including the The Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, Spanish and Portuguese Empires, Mughal rule in...
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BBC

Bbc History: Archaeology: Napoleon's Lost Army: The Soldiers Who Fell

For Students 9th - 10th
The captivating story of the recent find of a mass grave in Vilnius, Lithuania, that holds the remains of Napoleon's Lost Army. Site recounts the Russian withdrawal disaster of 1812.
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BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Battle of Tannenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the Russian invasion of East Prussia at the start of World War I.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Russian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Russian Revolution. First, the Tsar was overthrown during the February Revolution, then, in October, the communist Bolsheviks took total control. The country became the Soviet Union.
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Handout
University of Washington

Russian and Soviet Science and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1989 paper on the history of science and technology in Russia and the Soviet Union.
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Kansas Historical Society

From Far Away Russia: Russian Germans in Kansas

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the immigration of Russian-German people to Kansas.
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BBC

Bbc: Q&a: Russian Georgian Ties

For Students 9th - 10th
A question and answer format from October of 2006 that explores the history and background of tension between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Georgia. Provides links to related stories.
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George Mason University

George Mason University: Women in World History

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive and rich collection of links to site about women in history, lesson plans and audio bites of professional historians analyzing historical materials. Includes teacher resources.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: World History Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These lesson plans deal with world history. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
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Sam Houston State University

Modern European History: Declaration of Alexander Ii Emancipating the Serfs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the official document of the emancipation of the serfs by Alexander II in 1861. From the book, Readings in Modern European History, edited by James Robinson and Charles Beard, printed in 1908.
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Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A 29-page pdf file containing an enormous amount of information about Russia. Includes major cities, holidays, history, geography, climate, natural resources, population, religion, education, economy, government, budget, industry and...

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