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Alexander palace.org: Russian History Websites
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...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Comp: Animal Farm by George Orwell
This is an introduction to a unit on the political allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell, in which he uses animals to symbolize political leaders in the Russian Revolution.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Revolution and the Power of Words
A module where students will determine the meaning of unfamiliar terms using prior knowledge, context clues and examination of word parts.
PBS
Kqed: Russian American Immigration
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...
George Mason University
Gmu: The Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War
A brief overview of the intervention and human costs of the Russian civil war. Gives a detailed background of the war.
Other
Bucknell University: A Chronology of Russian History
An abridged timeline that details the history of Russia from 860 to present day.
Other
Russia: From Revolution to Counter Revolution
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Russian Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will learn the origin, means to maintain power, successes and fall from power of single party states. Students will also be able to describe characteristics of single party...
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Russian Life: Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: World War I
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth encyclopedia article on World War I, giving information about the origins of the war, the initial outbreak, new technology introduced during the war, the Russian Revolution,...
The History Cat
The History Cat: World War One
Takes a look at World War I focusing on the causes, the Western Front, America's entry into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles.
Other
Five Years of the Russian Revolution and the Prospects of the World Revolution
This site provides some of Lenin's personal thoughts. It includes his ideas on heavy industry for Russia.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Leon Trotsky
A detailed biography of the life of Leon Trotsky. Discusses his life before the Russian Revolution, his political accomplishments afterwards, his opposition to Stalinism, his exile and his assassination.
George Mason University
George Mason Museum: Russian Civil War
A brief overview from the George Mason Museum of some of the many conflicts that grew out of the Russian Civil War.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Twentieth Century Europe: Aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution
This site from The History Guide provides a selection from the Lectures on 20th century Europe. Discusses the impact of the Bolshevik revolution on Russia.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970
Read about the 1970 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was honored "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature."
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
Animal Farm is an allegorical novel about the animals of Manor Farm that drive out the human farmers and assume control. As time progresses, the dynamic amongst the animals moves from unity and equality to tyranny. Selected (7) reading...
Curated OER
David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
Curated OER
David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
Curated OER
David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
Curated OER
David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.