Students read and discuss, "Nicholas II and Family Canonized for 'Passion,'" researching the place of Nicholas II and his family in Russian history and in the Bolshevik revolution.

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6th - 12th

Students write an essay contrasting the leadership styles of Nicholas II, Kerensky, and Lenin circa the Russian Revolution.

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8th

Students study the social class conflicts that existed during the Russian Revolution by reading the short stories of Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy. They analyze the stories to find criticisms of pre-Revolutionary Russia before designing their own pieces of art or literature that convey political messages.

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9th - 12th

Students create Faberge-inspired art objects, depicting events in modern Russian history since Peter Carl Faberge's death in 1920. Students research the life of Peter Faberge. They write a short biography explaining how he became an artist, how the commission for the first Faberge egg came about, and what impact the fame of these unique works of art had on his career.

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6th - 12th

Students investigate the role of the Byzantine Empire in Russian History by conducting research from a variety of internet resources. They find a picture of the Hagia Sophia and sketch it according to its realism and identify its architectural features.

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9th - 12th