1. DO NOW: Using the following images:
“According to the American Media, what was life like in Russia? Give 3 specific examples.”

7. KEY TERMS
Glassnot:
Chernobyl: nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which released large quantities of radioactive material into the atmosphere.
Putsch of August 1991: was a coup staged by members of the Soviet Union’s government to take control away from President Mikhail Gorbachev
Government Censorship: the government suppression of media