Russia season in the History Society

 
You should by now have had your paper flyer for this. The first session is on Tuesday – I am now taking orders for which cakes you want.
 
Mr Kydd.
 

The History Society

A Rake's Progress (plate 7) 1735 by William Hogarth 1697-1764

Summer 2013 – The Russia season

(part one)

 

This is intended for the returning historians, but all are welcome.To get you in the mood for the extraordinary journey that is Russian dictatorships the History Society (the attached image is of an earlier meeting) will be running a series of enrichment sessions after school in T10 from 3.30 this term.

  • Tuesday 25th June – Timewatch compares Ivan the Terrible and Stalin . A super introduction to synoptic writing and there will be violence. 1 hour.

 

  • Monday 1st July – Timewatch search for the real Rasputin. There will be rude bits, and it an interesting way in to considering the role of the individual in History. 1 hour.

 

  • Tuesday 9th July – Stalin – Man of Steel. David Reynolds discusses how Stalin almost lost the Great Patriotic War. The impact of war is another key theme of this course, but really the worth of this session is to help you understand the scale of Russian history, and the nature of the relationship between the rulers and the ruled in a totalitarian state. 1½ hours.

There will be cake…  

See you there.

Mr Kydd.

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