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“Postcards from the Past”Introduction: People who travel will often,
without intending to do so, become witnesses to major events of history.
They are able to offer an eye-witness account of what has happened and
how the event has affected people. This
assignment will let you imagine that you and your ancestors have been witnesses
to major events in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union. Instructions: For this assignment, you
may research with a partner, but you must each submit your own postcards. Assume that in your
family, it is a tradition to set out and see the world.
You are the fifth generation of your family to do so.
Your destination is Russia today (2003). One of your parents, one of your grandparents, one of your
great-grandparents, and one of your great-great-grandparents have also traveled
to this part of the world. Use the index cards to
create five postcards, one sent home to Canada by each of your traveling family
members over the years. In each
case, the person, including you, has traveled at a crucial phase in
Russian/Soviet history. Write the contents of the
letter home on each postcard. Be
sure your description of what is being witnessed is appropriate to the location
and date specified. Describe
what is occurring, and how it is affecting the people living there. Be sure your work is
neatly completed and written with a language authentic to the time-period in
which it was written (no modern slang!) Remember
that what you are describing is a major turning-point in the history of the
Soviet Union. Postcards sent home:
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