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The Home of the Last Tsar Romanov and Russian History

For Students 9th - 10th

A rich collection of information on the last years of Imperial Russia, mainly of its last tzar, Nicholas Romanov, and his family. It offers virtual tours of the palace, open letters and diaries of the family, a Romanov photo album, and...

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Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th

This outstanding collection of historical maps contains a wide variety of maps from various parts of the Soviet Union as well as the former Soviet Republics, and from different parts of history. Each map is accompanied by a brief...

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Unesco: Russian Federation: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

For Students 9th - 10th

Situated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a centre for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian...

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Unesco: Russian Federation: White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

For Students 9th - 10th

These two artistic centres in central Russia hold an important place in the country's architectural history. There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the...

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Unesco: Russian Federation: Historic and Architectural Complex of Kazan Kremlin

For Students 9th - 10th

Built on an ancient site, the Kazan Kremlin dates from the Muslim period of the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate. It was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1552 and became the Christian See of the Volga Land. The only surviving Tatar...

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Portrait of Akhmet / Larionov

For Students 9th - 10th

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.

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