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Yale University

Avalon Project: Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture by Maxime Kovalevsky discusses the origin, growth, and abolition of serfdom in Russia. It describes the important facts of Russian serfdom, the history and growth of the institution, and the peasant-landlord relationship.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Teaching Math & Science in Age of Sputnik

For Students 9th - 10th
Why did the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik throw the fields of mathematics and science into tremendous demand in the United States? Find the many ways this revolutionary event impacted children from the 1950s to become the...
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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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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Russian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Russian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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PBS

Kqed: Russian American Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
A historic look at the earliest wave of Russian immigration to the United States, which began in the late nineteenth century and continued up to the passage of restrictive immigration laws in the 1920s. With details about how World War I...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Russian Peasants Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of Russian peasants. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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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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A&E Television

History.com: The Soviet Response to the Moon Landing? Denial There Was a Moon Race at All

For Students 9th - 10th
Until 1989, Russians claimed they were not trying to reach the Moon first and that the U.S. was in "a one-nation race." Until 1989, a group of American aerospace engineers went to Moscow and finally saw the Soviets' failed lunar-landing...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Russians

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Russian people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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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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A&E Television

History.com: Joseph Stalin

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Channel provides a biographical look at the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, beginning with his early career, rise to power, time as a Soviet leader, and the partial dismantling of his police state in the years after his death.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Latvia: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Latvia's history is an interesting tug-of-war between Latvians and occupying countries. Read about Latvia's beginnings and her current history. Information from U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Kazakhstan: History

For Students 9th - 10th
This article of Travel Documents Systems tells the history of Kazakhstan from the Paleolithic period to modern times.
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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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A&E Television

History.com: Russian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about the Russian Revolution, including information about Russia before and after.
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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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InterKnowledge Corp.

Inter Knowledge Corp: History of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
InterKnowledge Corp provides a brief history of the Russian people. Click on the hyper-links at bottom of page to go to the different sections of the history.
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Other

Ru Snet: Chronology of the Russian Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a chronology of Russian Naval history. It discusses how it was established by Peter the Great and its role in the Great Northern War.
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Other

Sp Times: Russian Church Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This SPTimes site discusses the history of the development of the Russian Church from around 900 A.D. to the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Other

History of the Russian Settlement at Ft. Ross,california

For Students 9th - 10th
Details Russian expansion across Asia, over the Bering Strait to Alaska, and then down the coast to California. Their settlement, relations with the Spanish, life in Ft. Ross, and departure are chronicled here.
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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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