kids c.a.r.e. Russia History of Russia

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kids c.a.r.e. Russia History of Russia
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• 1547 Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible,
  is crowned the first czar, or emperor, of Russia.
• 1689-1725 Czar Peter the Great lays the
  foundation for the Russian Empire.
• 1855-1881 During his reign, Czar Alexander II
  frees the serfs, or peasant farm workers.
• 1917 During the Russian Revolution, Vladimir
  Lenin and Leon Trotsky take control of the
  government. In 1918, Czar Nicholas II and his
  family are executed.

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• 1922 Russia becomes part of the Union of Soviet
  Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.).
• 1924-1953 The brutal Joseph Stalin turns the
  U.S.S.R. into an industrial and military power.
  During World War II, the U.S.S.R. sides with
  Germany, but later switches sides, joining the
  U.S. and Britain.
• 1948 The Cold War begins. Relations between the
  U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are tense. The U.S.
  believes that the Soviets communist government
  and control of Eastern Europe are threats to U.S.
  security.

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• 1961 Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin becomes the
  first man in space.
• 1985-1991 Mikhail Gorbachev restructures the
  government. The U.S.S.R. collapses 15 republics
  declare independence.
• 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian
  President Dmitry Medvedev agree to reduce nuclear
  weapons.

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kids c.a.r.e. Russia Day in the Life Russia
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Hello! My name is Mark Zvidennyy. I am 10 years
old. I live with my parents in Moscow, Russias
Capital.

• 730 AM I wake up and have an omelet and salad
  for breakfast. After I get dressed, I play my
  guitar. Music is important to me, and I like to
  practice whenever I can.
• 815 AM My mother walks me to my school bus.
  She works in the Academy of Sciences, which is
  next door to my school. When my father is home,
  we all walk together. My father is a musician. He
  tours a lot, so it is great when we get to spend
  time together.

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• 835 AM Our principal talks to everyone in our
  school about the way we behave, why its
  important and how it affects how we learn.
• Today, our first lesson is Russian. We practice
  writing.
• 900 AM We have breakfast of porridge and tea
  in the school canteen. We say prayers before our
  meal. Our school is part of a monastery.

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• 930 AM We take our first break of the day. It
  is 15 minutes long. I run around and play tag
  with my friends.
• Then, its back to class for our next lesson. We
  are learning to read and write English words.
• After the lesson, we take another 15-minute
  break.

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• 1000 AM We have math class. We all work
  together to do our math class. We all work
  together to do our math problems on the
  blackboard.
• When we get tired, our teacher makes us do
  stretching exercises to help us think more
  clearly.
• Then we take a short break before our English
  lesson. Our teacher talks to us in English and we
  learn about English grammar.

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• 1215 PM Lunchtime! The teachers sit together
  at a table. We all chat and relax. After lunch
  today, we have a special recital. I get to sing a
  solo.
• 145 PM Art and music are our last lessons of
  the day.
• 330 PM -- School is over, but I stay and talk to
  my friends for a while after we finish with class.

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• 400 PM My father picks me up. We stop at a
  restaurant on our way home because my mother will
  be out late tonight.
• 700 PM My homework takes an hour. When my
  mother gets home, we watch TV together.
• On some nights, I practice guitar or play games
  on my phone instead of watching TV.

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• 1000 PM I usually go to bed at this time, but
  some nights I get involved in a game and stay up
  a bit later.
• Good night!