The Russian Revolution: a Report of Information Project to Accompany Animal Farm
Animal Farm is an allegory deeply seeded in history. Though on the surface the story seems only to be about farm animals who obey a pushy pair of pigs, it is actually a satirical novel criticizing communist Russia as it existed under Joseph Stalin. To fully understand the intended “political satire,” we must be aware of the historical information embedded in the story.
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Directions
You will be writing a Report of Information and then collaborating with a classmate to deliver a presentation in order to inform our class more about the history of the Russia and the world during the reign of Joseph Stalin. The class will be relying on you to become an expert on your topic, so be sure to take this assignment seriously and do a great job!
We will be spending a week in the Learning Commons, but you will need to be researching, writing, and practicing your presentation at home. Your presentation will include a visual in Google Slides to assist the class in understanding your topic. You will be the resident expert on your topic, and we will take notes on your presentation.
We will be spending a week in the Learning Commons, but you will need to be researching, writing, and practicing your presentation at home. Your presentation will include a visual in Google Slides to assist the class in understanding your topic. You will be the resident expert on your topic, and we will take notes on your presentation.
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Russian Revolution
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Czar Nicholas
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Joseph Stalin
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Industrialization of the USSR
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Marx and Marxism
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Leon Trotsky
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Goebbels and Propaganda
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Communism & Collectivism
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Adolf Hitler
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Operation Barbarossa
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Grigori Rasputin
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Vladimir Lenin
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Totalitarianism
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Propaganda
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Bloody Sunday Massacre in Russia
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Czarist Russia
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Stalin's Purges
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Religion
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