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Library of Congress

Loc: Global Gateway: Meeting of Frontiers

For Students 9th - 10th
From cossacks to cowboys, this Library of Congress special online collection looks at American westward exploration and expansion, and Russia's eastward reach into and conquest of Siberia. Includes historical information and timelines,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America, Russia & Frontier Meeting

For Students 9th - 10th
This Web site is a multimedia English-Russian digital resource that describes the American westward-Russian eastward explorations and their frontier meeting.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Meeting of Frontiers

For Students 9th - 10th
A collaborative effort between the Library of Congress, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, the Russian State Library, and others. Compare and contrast the frontier stories and practices of the United States and Russia. There are...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: History of Sochi

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Imperial Russia: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that showcase the state of the Russian Empire in the 1800s. Click on any numbered circle and a popup appears showing one or more thumbnails of cards that highlight the unique...
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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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Komsomolskaya Pravda

For Students 9th - 10th
Komsomolskaya Pravda is a national/international newspaper published in Moscow, Russia. One of the largest newspapers in all of Russia, the Komsomolskaya Pravda covers all news, events, and issues throughout the country and the world....
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Komsomolskaya Pravda

For Students 9th - 10th
Komsomolskaya Pravda is a national/international newspaper published in Moscow, Russia. One of the largest newspapers in all of Russia, the Komsomolskaya Pravda covers all news, events, and issues throughout the country and the world....
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Us and Russia Spy Swap

For Students 9th - 10th
Relations between the United States and Russia have always been very tumultuous but the recent capture and release of US and Russian spies has shown that while there is still a lot of progress to be made and trust to be built, the two...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Russia: Gorbachev's Reform Dilemma

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent article describing the Russian legislature (Congress of People's Deputies). Explains how and why this government instution was created. Also examines the various groups and factions which comprised this legislative body.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Peace Treaty of Brest Litovsk

For Students 9th - 10th
Brigham Young University offers the full text of the Peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed March of 1918 that officially ended Russian participation in the war.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Forced Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the role forced labor played in the Nazi treatment of Jews and Russian POWs during World War II.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Leon Trotsky

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of the life of Leon Trotsky. Discusses his life before the Russian Revolution, his political accomplishments afterwards, his opposition to Stalinism, his exile and his assassination.
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Alexander Palace: Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about the last Russian tsarina, Alexandra. The text includes biographical information as well as information about her ties with Rasputin.
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Station Mir (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Russian space station Mir is illustrated and described. Features include vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the Russian novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the Russian novel The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This stunning psychological portrait tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Comp: Animal Farm by George Orwell

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to a unit on the political allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell, in which he uses animals to symbolize political leaders in the Russian Revolution.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the Russian novel Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy, made into a 1978 movie. Prince Stepan Kasatsky, an officer, ardent, proud young man is a big admirer of the king. Kasatsky is about to get married, but at the last...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: History Trekker: Ellis Island: An Immigrant Story

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

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For Students Pre-K - 1st
Russian church with onion domes

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