Category Archives: enrichment

BBC Soviet witness reports

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Mr Kydd

All, Obviously I am not teaching Russia  this year. That said, I did stumble across this excellent collection of BBC reports from across the twentieth Century. It is well worth a look. Mr Kydd

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Enrichment – something to discuss in History Society. Is Putin the new Red Tsar?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Mr Kydd

All, So much of our Russian work is about levels of autocracy, central control and personality cults. It was once said of Stalin, that “all the past repeats itself, but acts only behind new masks”. We have discussed the place … Continue reading →

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History Society – recent content for those who missed the sessions Stalin in 1941 – Man of Steel (excellent for the role of war) and Red Flag (excellent on the attraction of Communism and Stalinist industrialisation)

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Mr Kydd

For those of you who missed the recent sessions. These are excellent / worth a watch (even if you don’t get cake). 1941 – Stalin, man of Steel. Red Flag – 1917 (people’s Century)  

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Enrichment – something to watch – Khrushchev documentaries

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Mr Kydd

Those Khrushchev documentaries as promised. Robert Conquest. (20mins) The Secret Speech and reaction ( 2mins and 10mins) After Stalin (Cold War series – excellent on the take over of Eastern Europe) American documentary

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Enrichment – something to watch – In the shadow of Red October (BBC)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Mr Kydd

A nice bit of enrichment for those of you studying the Russia course.  The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg travelled across Russia to find out what Russians today think about the October Revolution. See what you think. Mr Kydd.

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Interactive graphic: 100th anniversary of Russia’s October revolution

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you here you will get to an article from the Irish Examiner to mark the centenary of the October Revolution – it has a handy interactive graphic / chronology of  the key events of 1917. As such it is … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – things to watch – Russia 1917 – countdown to revolution

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Mr Kydd

Year Thirteen, If you click here you will get to the excellent BBC documentary Russia 1917 – countdown to revolution. It is excellent. Please do watch it. Seventeen days left to watch. Mr Kydd.

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Enrichment – Something to listen to and something to read…

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Mr Kydd

Something to listen to / download. The excellent Wild East Radio 4 series – Martin Sixsmith And something to listen to. Click here to read The Guardian’s review of Robert Service’s Last of the Tsars “Service takes pains over his … Continue reading →

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Summer work – things to watch and places to go

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Mr Kydd

After your reading and noting from Satterwaite, you have two other Russia related tasks… Watch the following excellent videos – for each make a max of 1 side of A4 notes. These will be taken in by me.   2. … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – Tragedy or triumph? Russians agonise over how to mark 1917 revolutions

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to Shaun Walker’s article discussing how Russia is considering how to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 1917. “1917 is problematic. On the one hand, the Soviet state that came from the revolution was the one that … Continue reading →

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