Instructional Video8:12
Ancient Lights Media

Russia: Cold War and the Collapse of the Soviet Union 1953-1991

6th - 8th
This clip examines the Cold War Era and the end of the Soviet Union.
Instructional Video12:11
Weird History

What Life in the Soviet Union Was Like

12th - Higher Ed
Here's the standard high school history class summary of the Soviet Union: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a communist state from 1922 to 1991 and was a big rival of the US from WWII to the end of the '80s. But what...
Instructional Video10:50
Weird History

Chernobyl-Everything That Went Wrong

12th - Higher Ed
It’s hard for those of us in the modern era to grasp the true horror of the Chernobyl disaster. Even a deep dive into the Chernobyl meltdown timeline can only reveal so much about the very real, visceral consequences of the event....
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Talbott on the Reagan Years

9th - 10th
Former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses the changing notion of arms control agreements during The Reagan Administration. [9:57]
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Reagan and Gorbachev

9th - 10th
Learn about the rapport between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. [52 secs.]
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Tear Down This Wall!

9th - 10th
Reagan to Gorbachev: Tear down this wall! [1 min. 28 secs.]
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich

9th - 10th
This video from the History Channel provides a biographical account of Boris Yeltsin, Soviet and Russian political leader from 1991-1999. [3:22]