World War II - The Eastern Front

Introduction Comments

Excerpt from Catherine Merridale’s book Ivan’s War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Attachment #1, PDF version)

Teaching World War II from the Eastern Front (Attachment #2, PDF version) 

Introductory PowerPoint “Why Teach World War II from the Eastern Front?” (Attachment #3, PDF version) 

Chronology

Chronological Overview of World War II from the Eastern Front (Attachment #4, PDF version) and Online Chronology http://www.humboldt.edu/~go1/TAH/Chrono_Eastern_Front.html

Ideology on the Eastern Front

How Ideology Shaped the War on the Eastern Front (Attachment #5)

Soviet War Memory

How the Soviet Victory Helped Stalin Create and Preserve a Positive Memory of World War II (Attachment #6)

                War Memory – Questions for Discussion and Writing (Attachment #7, PDF version)

                Memoirs of Soviet WWII Veteran Vladimir Leonidovich Sukhovsky (Attachment #8, PDF version)

Teaching About People

How the Mythological Russian Soldier Became a Hero (Attachment #9, PDF version)

                Overheads for Russian Soldier Lecture (Attachment #10, PDF version)

Resources for Teaching WWII on the Eastern Front

                Miscellaneous Resources (Attachment #11, PDF version)

                Annotated Film List (Attachment #12, PDF version)