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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Rutuls

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Rutul people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Selkup

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Selkup people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Shors

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Shor people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Siberiaki

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Siberiaki people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Siberian Estonians

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Siberian Estonian people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Siberian Germans

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Siberian German people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Siberian Tatars

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Siberian Tatar people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Russia Invades Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo report shows images from Russia's invasion of Georgia and reflects on how this invasion will affect Russia's relationship with the US. Related links are provided. (August 8, 2008)
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Geographic

Russia: The Post Soviet Education Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of education in pre- and post-Soviet Russia that also covers many other topics of interest from a Russian perspective.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Empire That Was Russia, Photographic Record Recreated

For Students 9th - 10th
The digital revival of the glass plate images of the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I by photographer Sergei Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorskii. Very interesting from both historical and technological points of view.
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BBC

Bbc: Russia's Missile Fears

For Students 9th - 10th
From the pages of the BBC an analysis of Russian opposition to the proposed American missile defense system by Fyodor Lukyanov, a journalist who specializes in foreign affairs. Provides interesting reactions to the analysis from around...
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Other

Fifa World Cup Russia 2018

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Official site of the Russian World Cup counts down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds to the opening! Exciting photos and the latest news will keep readers up to date on how this world event is shaping up. Please know that the site is...
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Totalitarianism in Stalinist Russia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A module where students analyze how the author uses text structure to emphasize key points or explanations in order to achieve the purpose for writing or point of view.
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CNN

Cnn: Timeline: Russia Terror Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
From CNN, this site tracks the terrorism that is proported to be due to Chechen rebel separatists. Article begins with the June 1995 seize of hostages in a hospital in southern Russia and goes on to relate other major terrorism attacks....
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Other

Travel Photos: Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Mr. Frysinger, a seasoned traveler, presents several photos from Russian cities, including Moscow with photos from 1963, 1995, and 2001, Kaliningrad, Saint Petersburg, and Siberia. The photos are accompanied by captions telling where...
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BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Hitler's Invasion of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Five-part article in which Hitler's reasons for invading Russia are explained and considered.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Russia and Eastern Europe Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
Fly through history with a flick of the wrist! The chronology of Russia, Poland, The Balkans, and the rest of Eastern Europe is provided beginning with the Slavic Origins to the present day.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: War Atlas: Russia/ussr

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart listing names of political and military leaders of Russia/USSR during World War I. Includes ranks, dates of service, and links to information on Nicholas II (Emperor) and General Alexei A. Brisilov (of the Eighth Army).
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PBS

Pbs, the Great War: The Revolutionaries of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Norman Stone talks about the motives of The Revolutionaries in Russia. He speaks of them being divided and concentrates on the Socialist Revolutionary Party.
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PBS

Pbs: Russia's Conversion From Communism to Capitalism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A case that examines Russia's real-world struggles of converting from a command to market economy. Asks students to consider the pros and cons of both market systems and to formulate explanations for the large gap between the country's...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Reginald in Russia" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Reginald in Russia" by H. H. Munro. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Other

Christmas in Russia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Russia's Christmas is celebrated on January 7th as part of the Festival of Winter. Gifts are given by Babushka and Grandfather Christmas.
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Other

Smis: Daily Satellite Photo: European Russia, Western Siberia, North East Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers weather maps for three areas: European Russia, Western Siberia, and Northeast Europe. The maps show very current weather conditions for each area.
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Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: David Hoffman: The Russian Economy's Big Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about one of Russia's steel mills that has, like many other industries in Russia, fallen on hard times in the new free-market economy.

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