IB/A-Level: Christmas in Stalin’s Russia

IB/A-Level: Christmas in Stalin’s Russia | Teacher Answer Sheet
This lesson gets starts with a team-based quiz challenge, and then moves on to look at how Stalin unexpectedly revivied Christmas for his own propagandistic ends. It forms a useful addition to students’ understanding of Stalin’s use of propaganda, and his policies towards religion, and as such is educational as well as suitably festive! Students end by designing their own Soviet-style winter greeting card [sample card].