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Download full textSchwartz, Donald, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This resource book provides 50 learning activities with background materials for teaching about tsarist Russia and the emergence of the Soviet Union. Use of literature, history, geography, primary sources, various learning strategies are all included. The lessons provide study of 19th and 20th century events to Mikhail Gorbachev and perestroika.…
Descriptors: Communism, Foreign Countries, Literary History, Marxism
Cole, Robert A., Ed.; Vaillant, Janet G., Ed. – 1993
These teacher-developed activities help the student to gain a greater awareness of the richness of Russian history and the Soviet past. New materials have been added from the original version and much has been updated. The volume is not a full curriculum but can be integrated into existing study of the world region. The book is divided into five…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Geography, Global Education
Peer reviewedRaeff, Marc – History Teacher, 1991
Discusses influences on the development of Russian nationalism. Describes the development of an intelligentsia and its relationship with both peasants and rulers. Addresses the influence of French and German political and religious thinkers. Emphasizes that the Napoleonic wars provided both a Russian patriotic bond and exposure of Russia's elite…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Ethnic Groups, European History
Jones, Dianne – 1986
Russian culture is very much influenced by its huge land area, peculiar topography, and harsh climate. To understand Russian culture one must know how Russians perceive nature. This paper discusses how this concept may be conveyed to U.S. middle school students through poetry. Poems about nature can provide students an opportunity to understand…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum
Talbot, Elizabeth, Ed.; Vaillant, Janet G., Ed. – 1985
Intended to provide middle school and high school teachers and others interested in Russia and the Soviet Union with a guide to printed materials, this booklet is divided into several sections. The first section, comprising the bulk of the publication, is devoted to reviews of 69 books that were written for classroom use or appear as if they might…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture
Prestel, David K. – 1992
This paper examines the integration of Business Russian into the Russian curriculum at Michigan State University (MSU) and the creation of a capstone sequence of Business Russian courses at the advanced level. The establishment of the basic goals of the school's business language instruction and the needs of the students are discussed. The paper…
Descriptors: Advertising, Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Course Content
