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Bucknell University: A Chronology of Russian History
An abridged timeline that details the history of Russia from 860 to present day.
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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...
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Kostyor (Campfire): Russian Magazine for Children
An online version of a well-established Russian children's magazine "Kostyor." Contents include current events for kids, children's literature, jokes, games, Russian history, biographical information on Russian writers, as well as...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Russian Revolution
An intriguing lesson plan for world history for diving deep into the Russian Revolution. Discover the strong personalities of the leaders who lent themselves to the revolution. Find resources, probing questions for discussion, extension...
PBS
Russian Archives Online
The site explores Russian history through images, audio, and films. Offers links to Russian archival collections of photographs, movies, and audio clips.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: History of Sochi
Learn about the history of this Russian city from its earliest origins through the Middle Ages and into the present day.
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Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters
[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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: December 1: Rosa Parks & Pas De Deux
Two important events in U.S. history are described here. The first looks at Rosa Parks with quotes from Parks herself. The second looks at the New York City Ballet and the collaboration between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and...
Virginia Tech
Digital History Reader: 1917 Did the War Cause a Revolution?
A comprehensive unit evaluating what factors led to the Russian revolution in 1917. Understand the circumstances in Russia during WWI, timelines, maps, photos, writing assignments, and a bibliography for further studies.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Russian Revolution of 1917
Summarizes the events that took place in 1917 as the Russian Revolution evolved into a civil war that lasted from 1918 to 1922.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World History: Russian Revolution
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...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Tango With Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant Garde
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Russian Revolution (1917)
This site provides an excellent lecture providing a wealth of information about the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Russian Language
A very comprehensive site about the Russian language. Includes information on countries where Russian is the primary language, the history of the language, different dialects, derived languages, the writing system, and the phonological...
The British Museum
British Museum: Catalogue of the Russian Icons
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,...
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxists Internet Archive: Leon Trotsky: The History of the Russian Revolution
This site provides the full translation of Leon Trotsky's The History of the Russian Revolution. The online book comes in three volumes: "The Overthrow of Tzarism," "The Attempted Counter Revolution," and "The Triumph of the Soviets."
The History Cat
The History Cat: History Trekker: Ellis Island: An Immigrant Story
Read about the difficult life of Jews in Russia under Czar Alexander III, one where they faced discrimination and Jewish communities were attacked when pogroms took place. Follow along as a Russian Jew travels to America and is processed...
Library of Congress
Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Secret Police
This site from the Library of Congress is a brief description of the history of the secret police in the Soviet Union. Its origins are found during the time of the revolution.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Teaching Math & Science in Age of Sputnik
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...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Catherine Ii
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.
Other
Alexander Palace Time Machine
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...
BBC
Bbc News: Timeline Russia
Important events in Russian history from the year 1237 to the year 2007 are presented in timeline form.
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