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Dark Russian Mysteries for High School Students

Completed by 4 learners
Ages 14-17
Live Group Course
In this ongoing class I will uncover the most unusual, scary and dark mysteries that happened in Russia and Former Soviet Union. The class involve discussion, interaction, and creativity.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(118 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 6 weeks
3-5 learners per class
40 min

What's included

6 live meetings
4 in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Hello, do you love mysteries? I do too.
I am Ms Alla, a native Russian speaker offering your child a history class. 
This ongoing class examines the most unusual stories and mysteries that happened many years ago in former Soviet Union and Russia. I will present the most intriguing stories of centuries.

Week 1 : Princess Anastasia and the Romanov's dynasty. 
Week 2 : The first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Week 3: Moscow, Leningrad WW2
Week 4 : Siberia, GULAG and Tunguska event, meteorite or not?
Week 5 : Black Sea mystery and Chernobyl
Week 6: History of Russian Tsars and Dekabristy, why?

Themes examined may include war, period politics, the mindset and political ideas of spies, and government and political structures. 

This class is a lecture-based course. The instructor will be lecturing alongside a Google Slide presentation. Slides  may include maps, photographs, videos  of relevant persons, events or locations, and statistical information. Students are encouraged to ask questions, give comments, or discuss important themes anytime during the lecture. 
After each presentation we have a discussion where the students can request a certain topic of interest connected to the Russian history or geography.

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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Anastasia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYRMHKC9xMA Gagarin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To2tXAIGR3U Tunguska: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7sFsbXuqt0 Black Sea: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45951132 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QHv6CLVPAQ

Meet the teacher

4.9
118reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Mathematics
I am a veteran math teacher from Maryland, Sp Ed certified as well and former middle school principal from Russia.

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