Introduction:
 

Russia is not only the largest country in the world, but is also a country of change.  These changes in government which affected the people of Russia was at first loud and violent, but later, was silent and deadly.  More recently, Russia has gone through another change in the way it is governed that was a radical but peaceful change.   The Russia of yesterday was called The Soviet Union.  It was a name that caused concern to many people of the free world and fear in countries that they tried to rule.  In this treasure hunt you will find out about some of the changes that Russia went through and some of the people who important to these changes.  Your group is to research the questions in the section below that matches your group number using the resources listed.  You are then to go to the Big Question to finish the treasure hunt.

 
 

The Questions:
 

Group  1. Describe the geography of Russia. 2. Who was Nicholas II and what happened to him? 3. Why did the Tsar Nicholas II abdicate (quit) the thrown? 4. What were the problems in Russia that lead to the revolution? 5. Who were the leaders of the Bolsheviks?
Group 2 6. What events lead up to the establishment of  "The Union of 7"? Soviet Socialist  Republics  under Lenin? 7. What did Lenin do when he came to power? 8. What kind of society did Lenin want? 9.How did Stalin come to power? 10.What kind of programs did Stalin introduce that caused harm to the people of Russia?
Group 3 11. Who was Mikhail Gorbachev and what was he responsible for doing?  12. What was glasnost and why was it important to change in the Soviet Union? 13. What was perestroika and why was it important to the end of the Soviet Union? 15. Describe the economic conditions of Russia today.

 
 

Resources:

Soviet Economic Development  ABC Country Book of Russia  BBC/Stalin Geography and economy of Russia Russian geography, government, and economy  From Tsar to revolution Lenin's rise to power Joseph Stalin  Joseph Stalin's rise to power Gorbachev Gorbachev's legacy Glasnost.

The Big Question:

Russia has gone through two great changes in the twentieth century.  How did the section that you looked up effect that change and how did all of these changes affect Russia today?  To show this information, you need to create a visual to use as you teach other students about the information that you looked up.  After all groups have presented their information, you will then need to make a visual that you can share with the class that shows the class the effect that all of these changes have had on the people of Russia today.