Unit Plan
Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: 1917 Did the War Cause a Revolution?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Primary
Hanover College

Hanover College: American Account of Fall of the Czar 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of a telegram sent by the American Consul in St. Petersburg on the fall of the Czar and his replacement by the Duma. The telegram is dated March 20, 1917.
Primary
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Origins of the Cheka

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a letter from Lenin to Dzerzhinsky December 17, 1917 about measures to be taken against the bourgeoisie.
Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Abdication of Nicholas Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of the abdication manifesto of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917.
Article
Stanford University

Stanford Magazine: A Doomed Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
An online article on the life of Alexander Kerensky with a focus on his life in the United States when he was a professor at Stanford University.