Supplemental Materials
The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution explores the events leading up to Lenin and the Bolsheviks' assumption of power. Students examine the political and economic conditions that led to the fall of the Tsar and explore the competing political ideologies in revolutionary-era Russia.
Online Resources from the Choices Program
Scholars Online videos bring university scholars into high school classrooms. These videos are designed to supplement Choices printed curricula and are conveniently organized to enrich the student readings, lesson plans, and homework assignments provided in Choices printed material.
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Resources for Day One: Peasant LifeComplete Political Platforms cir. 1905 b
Resources for Day Two: Understanding the Political Partiesa. Social DemocratsNote: These party platforms are available on the Durham University website but have been collected here and reformatted to make them easier to read. "Nationality Groups in Russia around 1900" Daniel Field, Professor of History, Emeritus, Syracuse University
b. Socialist Revolutionaries
c. Union of Russian People
d. Octobrist
e. Kadets
Web Links
Documents of the Russian Revolution at the University of East Anglia
Also a wide selection of links. Contains a valuable statement on the pitfalls of web-based researchCollection of primary sources and documents at Fordham University
Books
Chamberlin, William Henry. The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921 (New York: The MacMillan Company, 1935). 2 volumes.
Figes, Orlando. A People’s Tragedy; The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 (New York: Penguin Putnam, 1996). 923 pages.
Fitzpatrick, Sheila. The Russian Revolution. 2nd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994). 200 pages.
Suny, Ronald Grigor. The Structure of Soviet History: Essay and Documents (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003). 573 pages.
Ulam, Adam. The Bolsheviks (New York: MacMillan, 1965). 598 pages.
NOTE: This is a selected list of resources focused on the topic of the curriculum unit, The Russian Revolution. Additional resources will be added to this site as they become available.