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GT Russia Assignments __Overview: __ This assignment has two parts. 1.  Famous Russians—research 12 famous Russians and briefly describe their lives 2.  Individual Biography---research one famous Russian in detail.
 * SAVE all work in Ramsey Folder on your NetBook.

**// Briefly //** research the famous Russian people from the list below. Create a Word Document with your first and last name at the top left-hand side and then type the title: **//Famous Russians//** You may copy and paste the list below onto your Word Document. Beside each name write a **//brief//** 2-4 sentence biographical summary for each.

After completing the brief bio information on each one, now decide on ONE person to do extensive research on (This is the Individual Biography part of the assignment). Start a new page (but within the same Russian Bio Word Document) and title this new page the name of the person you selected. Example: ** Peter the Great ** You are required to write a 1-2 page biographical sketch on the person you chose. This research should include the following:
 * important dates—just a few---what time period did this person live in?
 * brief summary of important events
 * explain their major accomplishments (or lack of)
 * describe the pivotal or turning point in the life of your person
 * explain how this person influenced Russian history---good or badhis/her legacy….

DUE DATE: Friday, January 29, 2010

__Famous Russians List: __ 1.  Czar Nicholas II 2.  Rasputin 3.  Alexander Kerensky 4.  Vladimir Lenin <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">5. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Leon (or Lev) Trotsky <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">6. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Joseph Stalin <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">7. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Peter the Great <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">8. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Catherine the Great <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">9. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Anastasia (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">10. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Alexander Solzhenitsyn <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">11. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Leo Tolstoy 12. Peter Tchaikovsky