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RUSSIA

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Alphabet

(Cyrillic)

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Brief Political History

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Peter the Great-

Visited Europe onan educationaltour for twoyears.

Founded St.Petersburg in1703 onswampland

Inspired byEuropean idealsand architecture

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St. Petersburg

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Revered in a

positive, heroic

Peter the Great

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The Last Tsar- Nicholas II

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Bloody 1905: Life was roughfor general Russianpopulation.

Peasants weremarching to theWinter Palace with a

petition for the Tsar

They were shot andkilled by the military

This spawned moreanger towardsNicholas.

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Rasputin

A Siberian peasant

monk

Spiritual advisor to theTsarina

Mystic; claimed to havepsychic and healingskills

Piercing eyes

Often heavily blamed forthe Tsars ignorance tothe negative attitude of

the public.

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1918- Tsar and family are

executed by the Bolsheviks

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Lenin

Took over as Sovietleader in 1917

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U.S.S.R. 1922-1991

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Joseph Stalin

Westerners usually associate him with:

Cold War, Space Race, WWII,

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Stalin is still considered a hero by some

Russians.

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Russian Rulers:nd th

Several changes from 1955-

1991 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev

resigns

Boris Yeltsin: First electedpresident

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December 1991

Soviet Union falls;

Russia becomesautonomous for thefirst time since 1922.

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Modern Russia

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Population Density

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Shopping

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Cheburashka

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Elementary Classroom:Moscow 1931

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Primary School/High

Ages 6-17

End of 9th grade:

-Take national exam

-Earn gold or silver medal

-Continue to academic orvocational school

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Project Education

Introduced in 2007 by theMinistry of Education of the

Russian Federation

Goal: to provide equal

opportunities for all studentsregardless of areas of residence,economic status etc.

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Technology in the

All teachers willreceive aninteractivetechnology set.

Includes: interactive class-

board

a teacher'scomputer

a multimedia

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Internet Usage by

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Celebrating Graduation

Lit t

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Literature

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Baba Yaga

Creepy Russian folk tale

Old hag/witch lives outin the woods in a hutwith chicken feet

Offers to help peoplelost in the woods andthen eats them.

Told to children as awarning.

Russian Orthodox

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Russian Orthodox

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Russian Orthodoxhri ti nit

O th d H lid

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Orthodox Holidays

Christmas:

January 6th and 7th

Attend church servicesbetween 12 and 3 am.

Meals with family at

Easter Procession

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International Womens

May 8th

Honors allwomen over

the age ofabout 20

Similar to

Mothers Day,but for allwomen

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New

January1st-6th

Mostimportant holidayin Russia

S

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Sports

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Ballet

AnnaPavlovna

The Deathof the

RussianImperial

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Siberian Forest Cat- RussiasOfficial Cat

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KvasBorscht

Sour-Milk

OkroshkaPerogies

Schi(cabbage

soup)

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Cl i t th A ti

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Claims to the Arctic

Donts for a Trip to Russia

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Dont drink tap water

Dont greet strangers

Dont refuse vodka

Avoid the police; they are verycorrupt

Dont go out alone if youre awoman

Donts for a Trip to Russia

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