Experiencing the October Revolution and Its Aftermath Who ... · Experiencing the October...
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ExperiencingtheOctoberRevolutionandItsAftermath Whowillyoubethroughoneofhistory’smostturbulenttimes?
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WorkingClass• factoryworker,soldier,farmer,seamstress,lowwages• generallypoorlyeducated• generallyreligious– RussianOrthodox• poorlivingconditionsinurbanandruralRussia• historyasserfs(likeslavesinRussia)• largestportionofthepopulation
High/MiddleClass• doctors,professors,scientists,ownersandmanagers, priests
andhighreligiousofficials• generallywelleducated,collegedegrees• generallyreligious– RussianOrthodox• goodlivingconditions,generallyurban
NobleClass• generallythesepeopledidnotworkandmademoneyfrom
familywealthandlargeland/industrialholdings• somewerewelleducated,militaryeducationformenand
artisticeducationforwomen• veryreligious– RussianOrthodox• bestlivingconditions,parties,palaces,countryandcity
estates• smallestportionofthepopulationincludingtheroyals
QuestionstoConsider1. WhatdoesthisartifacttellmeaboutmyroleinRussian
society?2. Whatdoesthisartifacttellmeaboutmystandingin
Russiansociety?3. WhatcanIlearnabouttheRevolutionfromthis
artifact?4. Assumingtheroleofmyassignedclass,whatismy
reactiontothisartifact?ShouldIsupporttheRevolution?Whyorwhynot?
5. Whatismyreactionasastudent/inreallife?6. Howaremyreactionssimilartoordifferentfrommy
groupmates?Why?
ConcludingDiscussionGivenwhatyou’velearned,whatdoyouthinkaboutthesebigquestions?
1. Howdodifferentmediums(video,audio,photo,painting,text)reflectthesameeventinhistory?
2. Howarepeopleandcountrieschangedbymomentsinhistory?
3. Howarepeopleconnectedtotheirhistories?
SourcesforImages1. OpeningImage– “WelcometheFifthAnniversaryoftheGreatProletarian
Revolution.”Sourcedfromwww.krasnoyeznamya.ru2. ImagesofRussianPeasants– “PeasantsMarching.”Sourcedfrom
http://www.revcom.us and“RussianCivilWar.”Sourcedfromwww.tiki-toki.com3. ImagesofRussianHighClass– “Keira KnightlyinAnnaKarenina.”Sourcedfrom
www.heyuguys.com.“Vaslav Costumes1.”Sourcedfromwww.oxpal.com.“RussianFashionoftheTwentiethCentury.”Sourcedfromwww.russki-ya.blogspot.com.
4. ImagesofRussianNobility– “TeststoConfirmAuthenticity.”Sourcedfromhttps://sputniknews.com.“BallattheAssemblyHalloftheNobilityinSt.Petersburg.”Sourcedfromwww.oceansbridge.com.