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Unit 8 Advanced Study Guide
Carefully read the directions for the standard study guide. All rules and directions
explained on that sheet are in force here as well. Don’t mix your advanced answers in the
basic and proficient items, and be sure to identify them by “letter” (rather than number).
Any item marked as a Short Research Report should be two or more paragraphs in length
and use at least one scholarly vetted source; cite the source using proper MLA format. All
other answers should be at least a paragraph in length (if not more) and all work
must be an exemplary model of clarity, thoroughness and deeper thinking.
Initial Responses 1 , 2 and 3: Czarist Russia and the Roots of Revolution (433-434, 300-304)
Advanced
A. (Short Research Report) What remains today of Czarist Russia? Discuss two significant legacies of the
czarist era that can still be seen today. Please cite at least one scholarly, vetted source using MLA format.
IR 2: The Great War, Abdication and the Rise of Communism (433-437)
Advanced
B. (Short Research Report) Write a short discussion about natural rights and the end of Czarist Russia.
Research the views of two different enlightenment philosophers and then address these questions as those
philosophers: Did Czar Nicholas II deserve to lose his role as leader of Russia? Were the Bolsheviks
justified in what they did to the Czar and his family? Consider writing this in dialogue format. Please cite at
least one scholarly, vetted source using MLA format.
IR 3: Civil War and the Soviet Union (437-439)
Advanced
C. (Short Research Report ) What was the Red Terror (be sure to include the 5Ws when you answer this
question)? How was it a parallel of the Reign of Terror? Please cite at least one scholarly, vetted source
using MLA format.
D. (Short Research Report) Research Lenin’s Tomb in Red Square. What is there and what lengths do
workers have to go to preserve it? Why would a society like the one developing in the Soviet Union want
create and keep a place like Lenin’s Tomb? Please cite at least one scholarly, vetted source using MLA
format.
IR 4: Totalitarianism and the Rise of Stalin (442-444)
Advanced Complete E, F G or H; then chose any two from I-L
E. Explain how Marx’s ideas had not been followed by Stalin.
F. What purposes does art serve today? To what degree do we use it as Stalin did?
G. How do totalitarian states and constitutional governments differ?
H. How did women both benefit and suffer under Stalin’s Soviet Union?
I. (Short Research Report). Research the nation of Russia of today. What elements of Stalin’s society remain
today? To what degree is it a changed place? Explain. Please cite at least one scholarly, vetted source
using MLA format.
J. (Short Research Report) Compare and contrast Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Putin? What are the significant
parallels and important distinctions between these two leaders? Which one, in your estimation, is the best
leader?
K. (Short Research Report) Research a totalitarian regime that exists today (North Korea or Myanmar, for
example). Explain the country through the lens of the Key Traits of Totalitarianism (441). In what ways can
each of these traits be found in your subject of study? Please cite at least one scholarly, vetted source
using MLA format.
L. (Short Research Report) What are the issues facing Russia and its people today. Discuss three important
matters facing this very important society. Please cite at least one scholarly, vetted source using MLA
format.
See the EDHS library website or the “Links” link on this website for scholarly, vetted sources.