This site from the Library of Congress is a brief description of the history of the secret police in the Soviet Union. Its origins are found during the time of the revolution.

This is a collection of 21 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic International Revolutions. The world's had its fair share of international revolutions as people around the globe sought to create meaningful change. Learn about some of...

A module where students will determine the meaning of unfamiliar terms using prior knowledge, context clues and examination of word parts.

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.

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.

An abridged timeline that details the history of Russia from 860 to present day.

A historic look at the earliest wave of Russian immigration to the United States, which began in the late nineteenth century and continued up to the passage of restrictive immigration laws in the 1920s. With details about how World War I...

A brief overview of the intervention and human costs of the Russian civil war. Gives a detailed background of the war.

An in-depth account of the role of the Royal British Navy during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920. Provides a complete listing of ships and other units that were involved.

Sixteen-page teacher guide for Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" contains enlightening introductory, overview, and language information. Also included are excellent writing activites and list of...

Nice collection of online "books" and virtual exhibits about various Russian tsars, their palaces, and life during the height of imperial era to the final days of tsars. Includes an up-close look at Anastasia, a collection of letters...

Read about the 1970 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was honored "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature."

This site contains a letter from Lenin to Dzerzhinsky December 17, 1917 about measures to be taken against the bourgeoisie.

Teacher-created site that examines the flow of events that led to the outbreak of World War II.

Animal Farm is an allegorical novel about the animals of Manor Farm that drive out the human farmers and assume control. As time progresses, the dynamic amongst the animals moves from unity and equality to tyranny. Selected (7) reading...

This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth encyclopedia article on World War I, giving information about the origins of the war, the initial outbreak, new technology introduced during the war, the Russian Revolution,...

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.

A beautiful on-line exhibition of photographs by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii offers "A vivid portrait of a lost world - the Russian Empire on the eve of world War I and the coming revolution." The site also has photos of ethnic...

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.

A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.

Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.

The law issued by the Bolsheviks confiscating all land issued in 1918.

Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...

Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.