Russia

Mr. Bayer-Larson

Background Information

CIA World Factbook - Russia

Famous Russians

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Biographies:

• Factmonster (Columbia Encyclopedia)
  • Baryshnikov Arts Center
  • Kennedy Center

Article:

• Baryshnikov's Defection is One for the Books - Toronto Star, Oct. 10, 2010

Mikhail Gorbachev

Biographies from:

• Pitara Biographies for Kids
• The Gorbachev Foundation - The Gorbachev Foundation
• Academy of Achievement

Article:

• Foundations for Good - Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2010

Vladimir Lenin

Biographies:

• Pitara Biographies for Kids
• BBC Historic Figtures

Lenin Mausoleum:

• Lenin Mausoleum - from Moscow.Info

Czar Nicholas II

Biographies from:

• Who2.com
  • BBC Historic Figures

Articles:

• Resurrecting the Czar - Smithsonian Magazine, November 2010
• The Execution of Czar Nicholas II - EyeWitness to History

Alex Ovechkin

Biographies from:

• JockBio
• HockeyWriters.com

Article:

• Ovechkin Agrees to Contract With Caps - Washington Post, August 6, 2005
• Reflecting on the first year of Alex Ovechkin's captaincy - Washington Post, 1/7/11

Vladimir Putin

Biographies:

• Biography.com
• History.com (from Encyclopedia Britanica)
• Russia Country Profile: Leaders - BBC

Anastasia Romanov

Biographies from:

• Biography.com
• IMDb

Article:

• Top 10 Most Famous Disappearances - Time 100
• Case Closed on Murders of Last Russian Czar's Family - LiveScience.com, 2 March 2009

Jozef Stalin

Biographies from:

• Who2.com
  • Biography.com (from Encyclopedia Britanica)
  • History.com

Valentina Tereshkova

Biographies from:

• Factmonster (Who2)
  • Biography.com
  • Encyclopedia Astronautica - Encyclopedia Astronautica

Article:

• Cosmonaut is Woman of the Century - BBC News

Learn More About Life in Russia

A Kid's Life in Russia - Thinkquest

Russia - Time for Kids

Global Trek - Scholastic

• Learn About Russia
• Meet Kids in Russia
• Kids Q&A - with children in St. Petersburg

Russia - BBC Country Profile

Russia Info-Centre