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P utin R esh ap es R ussia ( R ead e a ch a rtic le o n R ussia n l e ad er V la d im ir P utin , r e sp ond t o t h e q uestio ns r e la te d t o e ach a rtic le , a n d a n sw er t h e o vera ll q uestio n a b out P utin a s a l e ad er). A rtic le 1 : A C oerc iv e h is to ry L esso n f r o m P utin ● S um mariz e t h e m ain i d ea o f t h e a rtic le i n t h e b ox b elo w . P utin w an ts R ussia n s t o h av e t h e i d ea t h at R ussa p la y ed a h uge r o le i n d efe atin g t h e N azis a n d h ow S ta lin h ad n o c h oic e e x cep t t o s ig n t h e p act b etw een t h em a n d g erm an y. “ B y s im plif y in g a n d m yth olo giz in g h is to ry , t h e R ussia n p re sid en t i s e n co ura g in g t h e d ete rio ra tio n o f p ublic k now le d ge o f h is to ric al e v en ts .” H OW a n d W HY i s P utin a tte m ptin g t o r e w rite t h e h is to ry o f t h e S ovie ts ’ ( & S ta lin ’s ) r o le i n W orld W ar I I?T o m ak e i t s e em l ik e R ussia p la y ed a h uge p ositiv e r o le i n W W2. A rtic le 2 : R ussia T ak es a N ew L ook a t a n O ld E nem y ● S um mariz e t h e m ain i d ea o f t h e a rtic le i n t h e b ox b elo w . ● H ow d id M ongol o ccu patio n s h ap e m odern R ussia n c u ltu re a n d p olitic s? P ro vid e s p ecif ic e x am ple s a n d e x pla in t h e c o nnectio n. A rtic le 3 : W hy P utin w on ’t b e m ark in g t h e 1 00th a n niv ersa ry o f t h e B ols h ev ik R ev olu tio n ● S um mariz e t h e m ain i d ea o f t h e a rtic le i n t h e b ox b elo w . P utin -- “ W e n eed h is to ry ’s l e sso ns… f o r s tr e n gth en in g.” D esc rib e P utin ’s a p pro ach t o t h e h is to ry o f t h e B ols h ev ik R ev olu tio n-- E xpla in w hy h e s tr a te g ic ally a v oid s a n y d ir e ct d is c u ssio n o r c ele b ra tio n o f t h is c ritic al m om en t i n R ussia ’s h is to ry . B e s p ecif ic i n y our r e sp onse . A rtic le 4 : W hat P utin l e a rn ed f r o m P ete r t h e G re a t ● S um mariz e t h e m ain i d ea o f t h e a rtic le i n t h e b ox b elo w . W hat i s t h e t h ro ughlin e t h at c o nnects P ete r t h e G re at, P utin , a n d, m ost r e cen tly , c lim ate c h an ge? E xpla in u sin g c o m ple te s e n te n ces. O VER ALL Q UEST IO N ● B ase d o n t h e i n fo rm atio n y ou h av e j u st r e ad , e x pla in w heth er o r n ot y ou w ould w an t V la d im ir P utin t o l e ad y our n atio n.
