Category Archives: News

Hi all – you may have noticed that the site was down for four days last week. WordPress had some problems, and the November posts were lost (including the Georgia link and youtube video). No real harm done. I will … Continue reading →

I have had a good look at your timelines, and I think that Tom (shown here with Laura and Jess looking on) has produced an excellent effort. Click here to see it. Our task for today is discuss and understand it. … Continue reading →

This article from Wednesday’s Washington Post reflects the reality that Joseph Stalin remains a very controversial figure in modern day Russia. It is noteworthy that he was voted the third greatest Russian of all time on a television programme in 2008. … Continue reading →

When we were coming to the end of Agriculture, we had our first proper look at Stalin. The scale and scope of Collectivisation certainly left an impact on many of you. We moved on to discuss the idea of a totalitarian … Continue reading →

Few figures in Russian History are as controversial as Leon Trotsky. There are many reasons for this – some are to do with race, and some to do with politics. Have a look at at this review in the Jewish Daily … Continue reading →

Ilya Kabakov is a Russian artist who has traditionally been seen as an anti-Soviet dissident. This article from the Daily Beast explains how “after Stalin died in 1953, the frozen Soviet Union saw Khrushchev’s Thaw. Artists and intellectuals found themselves suddenly … Continue reading →

As this picture suggests, Khrushchev was a very different figure from Stalin. He is most remembered for the Cuban Missile Crisis which ultimately brought  him down. In the context of our domestic course he is usually portrayed as a failed … Continue reading →

Welcome to our first proper go at an online history debate between Little Heath School and Sir Henry Floyd. Our very own fight club, featuring me as Brad Pitt and Mrs Jones as Helen Bonham Carter. Massive thanks to Mr Podesta … Continue reading →

A really lovely article here that describes Nataliya Vasilyeva’s (shown left) memories of being a small child as Communism ended in Russia in 1991. The point here is that in the vastness of Russian History we should never forget that individuals … Continue reading →