Interactive exercises

TOP ACTIVITY: A Virtual Tour around Tsarist Russia!
A great way of familiarising students with the issues and personalities of Russia on the eve of World War One. Students can choose from a simpler game, and a more sophisticated one. There is also a worksheet to accompany the adventure, which is lavishly illustrated with GENUINE colour photographs!

1. Manic Miner Games
a. Russia under Alexander II
b. Russia under Alexander III
 
2. Fling the Teacher Quizzes
The Reign of Alexander II
The Reign of Alexander III
3. "Splat!" Game
Russia 1860-1914
4. Wordshoot Quizzes
  a. Russia under Alexander II
b. Russia under Alexander III
5. Cannonball Fun Quizzes
 

a. Russia under Alexander II
b. Russia under Alexander III

Worksheets

1. Introduction: Russia in 1855
2. Causes for the emancipation of the serfs
3. Crossword Test: Russia in 1855
4. Problems in carrying out Emancipation
5. The Terms of Emancipation
6. Alexander II's other Reforms
7. Overview: Reactions to the Reforms of Alexander II
8. In-Depth assessment: Reactions to the Reforms of Alexander II
9. The assassination of Alexander II
10. Crossword: The Reign of Alexander II
11. Alexander III: An overview of the man
12. Alexander III: An overview of the man
13. Alexander III: Reform and Reaction
14. Alexander III: The policy of Russification
15. Alexander III: Economic Policies
16. Alexander III: The end of the reign

Audio-Visual resources

Man With A Movie Camera The Fall Of The Romanoff Dynasty [1927] The Russian Revolution
Eisenstein:
10 Days that Shook the World
Battleship Potemkin
Strike
Communism - The Great Belief Of The 20th Century
Vol. 1 - 1900-1928
Vol. 2 - 1929-1939
Vol. 3 - 1940-1953
Vol . 4 - 1953-1999
Feature Films:
Nicholas And Alexandra
Rasputin the Mad Monk
Stalin
Animal Farm
Russia: The Missing Years
1. Russian Civil War
2. Russian Revolution
Stalin's Secret Life Russia In Revolt [1924] - Outstanding Box Set of contemporary films!

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