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I hope this website will help teachers and students think about the ways they might approach the major themes of the Russian Revolution and Soviet history. The website is designed to help students studying at all levels, from GCSE to A-level, IB, undergraduate degree at university and post-graduate studies. The website's sections are organised around the major themes of the curricula at schools and universities. They draw from my books on the Russian Revolution and Soviet history, and bring together some of my ideas from thirty years of teaching at university. The website is designed to be used in parallel with my book Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991 (Pelican, 2014). There is a small subscription fee (£49.99 per year for schools and £7.99 for individuals) to get full access to this site. What do you get for your subscription?
Here is a short extract of a 40-minute seminar I had with the students of the International School of Toulouse. And this is what their teacher said: "The live video conference my students had with Professor Figes was a brilliant experience. The classroom task of formulating the 'big' questions in advance, then having them answered by a leading professional historian, was highly motivational. It resulted in some sparkling insights which students will find invaluable in giving them 'the edge' in the final examinations. My class came away from the experience full of enthusiasm for the way in which Professor Figes brought the subject alive in an accessible but intellectually stimulating manner" - Russel Tarr, Head of History at the International School of Toulouse |
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