1. Life in Russia After the Fall of Communism

2. Political Situation 1. Shifts from Communism to Democracy - have elections - people gain freedoms

3. 2. Revolutions in the former Soviet Union nations These used to all be a part of the Soviet Union – controlled by Russia.

4. Shifting borders of Europe thing http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/euro pe/02/euro_borders/html/11.stm

5. 3. Ethnic Conflicts A. Chechnya

6. Chechnya timeline http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europ e/04/27/chechnya.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europ e/04/27/chechnya.timeline/index.html

7. Economics “The New Russia” Clip Questions – Part 1 1. Explain the changes in Russia since it has become a market economy.

8. Social/Economic “The New Russia” Clip Questions – Part 2 1. Describe the hard times many Russians are facing since the Fall of Communism. 2. What types of living conditions have been created by these hard times? http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/educators/economics_rus sia.html  You want clip 2

9. Social Organized Crime

10. Good preview of everything for H’ers http://books.google.com/books?id=b- AzkhDNRTAC&pg=PA1846&lpg=PA1846 &dq=map+of+ussr+after+communism&so urce=web&ots=w6SUS5wLDL&sig=jS99P VR2tj- nQAUnTWUuHWsfS_M&hl=en&sa=X&oi= book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA18 54,M1http://books.google.com/books?id=b- AzkhDNRTAC&pg=PA1846&lpg=PA1846 &dq=map+of+ussr+after+communism&so urce=web&ots=w6SUS5wLDL&sig=jS99P VR2tj- nQAUnTWUuHWsfS_M&hl=en&sa=X&oi= book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA18 54,M1