Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great Terror: Old and New Approaches

For Students 8th - 12th
Here is a thorough Russian history worksheet. In it, learners read a two-page selection about the Great Terror and Stalin. They respond to four short answer questions based on the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Communist Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917. They watch and discuss a video, take notes and answer video discussion questions, and read and evaluate newspaper articles about how Lenin and Stalin are viewed today in the...
Primary
Other

1936 Constitution of u.s.s.r.

For Students 9th - 10th
This was the constitution used by Stalin in the USSR.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Cold War Estrangement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress discusses the progress of World War II, and the nature of the postwar settlement at conferences in Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stepanova, the Results of the First Five Year Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered what came before Photoshop? After the First World War, artists in Germany and the Soviet Union began to experiment with photomontage, the process of making a composite image by juxtaposing or mounting two or more...
Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Molotov Ribbentrop Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful, information-packed encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Molotov-Ribbentrop (Nazi-German) pact presents a good summary of the events that led up to the signing of the pact. There is also a link to the text of the pact.
Graphic
Curated OER

The History Place:stalin's Forced Famine 1932 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.