Teams:
1. ~Soviet Russia (Communism)
2. ~Pre-Fall Russia (Reforms)
3. ~Post-Fall Russia
Team Members
1. Party Leader (1)
2. Intellectuals (non-party, educated Russians) (1+)
3. Business entrepreneurs and black market entrepreneur (2+)
4. Farmers/industrial laborers who work in collectives (2+)
Critical Thinking
From your perspective (as a team member), what are the benefits and risks of change? Of maintaining the status quo?
Assignment
Write a one -page letter to the editors of Pravda advocating your position. Try to be specific about how you will be affected, and why you either support change or the status quo.
For extra information, check out the Pravda homepage:
http://english.pravda.ru/main/