Russia Daily Work #3

D ocu m en t B : E co n om ic T ab le 1 . W hat e vid en ce s u pports t h e c la im t h at t h e S ovie ts m ad e “ g re at e d ucatio nal p ro gre ss? ” 2 . A m eric an s a re p ro ud o f t h eir s a crif ic es i n W orld W ar I I. W hat m ig ht a S ovie t c itiz en h av e s a id a b out t h is i d ea? 3 . W hic h t w o i te m s i n t h e t a b le s h ould b e e m phasiz ed a b out t h e S ovie t U nio n, a n d w hy?

D ocu m en t C : S ta lin ’s R ule 1 . W ho w as J o se p h S ta lin , a n d w hat w as t h e “ G re at T erro r? ” 2 . H ow m an y S ovie t p eo ple a re b elie v ed t o h av e b een k ille d b y S ta lin ’s g overn m en t i n 1 937 a n d 1 938? W hat w as R ic h ard P ip es’s s o urc e o f i n fo rm atio n o n t h is , a n d i s i t r e lia ble ? 3 . H ow i m porta n t i s i t t o i n clu de t h e “ G re at T erro r” i n a n e x am in atio n o f S ovie t h is to ry , a n d w hy?

D ocu m en t D : G overn m en t 1 . W hat t w o l e ad ers a re s h ow n i n t h is c arto on? H ow d o t h ey f e el a b out t h e “ v otin g m ach in e,” a n d w hy d o y ou b elie v e t h at t h ey f e el t h is w ay ? 2 . W hat c an b e i n fe rre d a b out t h e 1 979 e le ctio ns b ase d o n t h e r e su lts s h ow n i n t h e t a b le ? 3 . H ow c o uld a t e x tb ook a u th or a rg ue t h at i n a n a n aly sis o f S ovie t h is to ry , p olitic al r e p re ssio n s h ould b e e m phasiz ed o ver o th er f a cto rs ?

D ocu m en t E : M ilit a ry S pen din g 1 . H ow d id t h e m ilita ry b udgets o f t h e S ovie t U nio n a n d U nite d S ta te s c o m pare i n 1 980 i n t e rm s o f d olla rs s p en t a n d G NP? H ow d id t h eir t o ta l a rs e n als c o m pare ? 2 . W hy m ig ht t h e S ovie t U nio n h av e f e lt t h at t h ey n eed ed t o s p en d m ore o f i ts r e so urc es o n t h e m ilita ry t h an t h e U nite d S ta te s?

3 . I n a t e x tb ook, s h ould m ilita ry s tr e n gth b e e m phasiz ed o ver g eo gra p hic e x pan sio n, e co nom ic s, a n d p olitic al o ppre ssio n? E xpla in .

D ocu m en t F : S pace R ace 1 . W hat i s t h e E nglis h t r a nsla tio n o f t h e c ap tio n o n t h e S ovie t s p ace p oste r, a n d w hy i s t h is s ig nif ic an t? 2 . W hat d oes t h e p oste r c ap tio n t e ll u s a b out S ovie t v alu es? 3 . W hat e ffe ct m ig ht t h e “ S ovie t S pace R ace F ir s ts ” h av e h ad o n t h e U nite d S ta te s? 4 . W hat i s m ore i m porta n t t o e m phasiz e i n a t e x tb ook: S ovie t a ch ie v em en ts i n s p ace, o r S ta lin ’s G re at T erro r? E xpla in .

D ocu m en t G : O ly m pic s 1 . B etw een 1 952 a n d 1 988, h ow m an y t im es d id t h e S ovie ts w in m ore m ed als t h an t h e U nite d S ta te s? H ow d oes t h is e x pla in t h e i m porta nce t h at t h e S ovie ts p la ced o n O ly m pic s u ccess? 2 . W hy d id t h e U nite d S ta te s b oyco tt t h e 1 980 S um mer G am es i n M osc o w , a n d t h e S ovie t U nio n b oyco tt t h e 1 984 S um mer G am es i n L os A ngele s? 3 . S hould a t e x tb ook c h ap te r o n t h e S ovie t U nio n e m phasiz e a th le tic s u ccess o ver o th er a re as l ik e s p ace, m ilita ry s p en din g, o r p olitic al o ppre ssio n? E xpla in .