Animal Farm
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The Russian Revolution
"The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The violent revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian Imperial rule." - History
Topics:
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
The Weakness or Fall of Czar Nicolas II
February/March 1917 Russian Revolution
October/November 1917 Bolshevik Revolution
1920-1922 Russia Civil War (Reds v. Whites)
Collectivism or Collective Farming
Industrialization
Failure of the 5-Year Plans
KGB
Stalin and the Great Purge or Show Trials
World War II and the Non-Aggression Pact
Stalin's "World Camps" (Gulag) Punishments
Communism or Socialism or Capitalism
"Current" Events: Russia and the Annexation of Crimea
"Current" Events: Syria and the Rise of ISIS
"Current" Events: Egypt Mubarak and al-Sisi
Dictatorships (Compared to Napoleon)
Books:
The library staff has pulled books from this list. You may also search the Warwick High School Library Catalog to see if there are any other books we may have missed.
If you would like a small section copied for your research, please fill out a pink Copy Request Form, and leave it with the book on the specified desk in the library classroom. The library staff will work on getting these copied within 1 school day.
Databases:
Gale Databases
Student Resources in Context
ABC-Clio
World History: The Modern Era
World at War
EBSCOhost
High School Search for Power Library
World Book Online
Student
Advanced
Timeline
Websites:
Fordham University - Russian Revolution
BBC History - War and Revolution in Russia 1914 - 1921
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - The Deepening of the Russian Revolution: 1917 Kustodiev