Instructional Video9:17
Hip Hughes History

The Palmer Raids Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
Dive deep into the Red Scare to explore the 1919/1920 Palmer Raids where we take a look at the conditions which led up them, the actual raids themselves and the effects on the nation. Perfect for students seeking a way out, life long...
Instructional Video12:05
Weird History

The Woman Who Tricked People Into Thinking She Was Anastasia

12th - Higher Ed
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was Czar Nicholas II's youngest daughter and a member of the Russian Imperial Romanov family. The family was placed under house arrest during the Bolshevik Revolution, and Anastasia was...
Instructional Video24:16
Professor Dave Explains

Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)

12th - Higher Ed
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere...
Instructional Video10:53
John D Ruddy

Russian Revolution in 10 Minutes

12th - Higher Ed
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Russian Revolution, what led to it, how it began, who was involved and how it slotted into the events of WW1.
Instructional Video15:28
Hip Hughes History

The Red Scare for Dummies

6th - 12th
Travel back in time with HipHughes as he dips and dives through America's first red scare.
News Clip3:26
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin is dead

Higher Ed
Title Card: "Bulletin - Joseph Stalin Is Dead" // Moscow: LS Kremlin Wall in snow / MS building / VS people walking in street, reading newspapers, woman with baby / CU Joseph Stalin in military uniform, smiling slightly / MS Vyacheslav...
News Clip1:05
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Soviet embassy in Washington, DC throws lavish party for 35th anniversary of the Russian Revolution

Higher Ed
Title: "Washington -- Curtain Lifted for Party at Red Embassy" over black then superimposed over cake with hammer and sickle on it / MS EXT Soviet Embassy / MS Soviet flag flying on embassy / CU embassy plaque / high angle servers put...
News Clip0:17
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Nicholas II and family parade in St. Petersburg to mark 300th anniversary of Romanov rule in Russia

Higher Ed
Crowd in street of Russian city / Russian Orthodox priests lead a procession as Czar Nicholas II, Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, and their son Czarevich Alexei Nikolaevich follow; Alexandra nods her head in acknowledgment of crowds lining...
News Clip0:12
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Russians file past Lenin's coffin in snowy Red Square in Moscow

Higher Ed
Procession of Russians walks in Red Square in Moscow as snow falls, carrying banners, to pay respects at Lenin's first tomb shortly after his death / line passes by the first, wooden mausoleum in background, with coffin, as soldiers...
News Clip0:38
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Russian police hold far left activists in Saint Petersburg

9th - Higher Ed
Russian police detain around 15 far left nationalist activists at an unauthorised rally in Saint Petersburg to mark the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution
News Clip1:22
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Troops and civilians hold parade to celebrate the 36th anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution at Red Square in Moscow

Higher Ed
[Soviet-released footage] Title Card: "Moscow - First Pictures: 36th Anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution" superimposed over Russian troops marching in Red Square/ High shot Troops of Moscow garrison assembled for parade in Red Square /...
News Clip0:57
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Soviet Union celebrates the 38th anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution

Higher Ed
Title Card: "First Pictures From Moscow - Anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution" superimposed over high shot of Red Square during celebration / VS Top view start of parade at Red Square / Angle view of Russian officials on the tribune of...
News Clip0:51
Hearst Metrotone News

Vladimir Lenin deposes Czar Nicholas II in the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

Higher Ed
Vladimir Lenin deposes Czar Nicholas II in the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
News Clip2:58
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : French idealist becomes unlikely Ukraine mayor

9th - Higher Ed
CLEAN : French idealist becomes unlikely Ukraine mayor
News Clip1:56
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Ukraine: Femen activist calls for revolution on 1917 anniversary

9th - Higher Ed
An activist from the Femen women's rights movement protested on a Soviet era monument in the center of Kiev on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
News Clip4:48
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : In Serbia Russians who fled Putin prepare for life in exile

9th - Higher Ed
Just as it did over a century ago, when thousands of Russians fled the Bolshevik revolution, Serbia has again become a haven for those fleeing repression, uncertainty and the real possibility of being drafted to fight a war they don't...
Lesson Plan6:43
TED-Ed

History vs. Vladimir Lenin

9th - 12th Standards
Vladimir Lenin is on trial in an engaging, animated video where the merits and consequences of the formation of the Soviet Union and Lenin's actions are reviewed. This is a great way to illustrate how to establish and argue unique...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Communism

9th - 10th
A discussion of capitalism, socialism, communism, and the philosophies of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. [15:04]