Russia
Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren
Biographies of eight of the queen’s grandchildren who, after her death, occupied European thrones, particularly George V of England, Nicholas II of Russia and Wilhelm II of Germany.
Russia:
From the Vikings to the last tsar – a beginner's guide
A multitude of fascinating internet sites that will allow you to explore the
history of the land of the tsars.
- Bodies
of Evidence
Investigation of forensic archaeology and the scientific methods of unravelling the mysteries of the past. Plus more than two dozen case studies, including mummies, left-handedness and Lenin's body. - Classic
Weapons of World War II
This database catalogues nearly 100 machines and tools of war that shaped the outcome of the 20th century's defining conflict and laid the foundations for the world we know today. - The Engines that Came in from the Cold
The story of how the Soviets designed rocket engines later used in US space launchers. - Combatant states: Russia
Facts and figures from the First World War. - Fidel Castro
Communist Cuban premier who remains a thorn in the side of the US. - Howard Goodall’s Great Dates
Goodall shows that great pieces of music are not freak accidents of genius but the direct products of their time, place, culture and politics (Channel 4 Learning). - Josef Stalin
Georgian-born dictator of the Soviet Union, who was probably the most brutal dictator of modern times. - Lenin
Father of Russia’s Bolshevik revolution. - Leon Trotsky
A crucial figure in the Russian Revolution who was murdered in Mexico City. - Masters
of Darkness: Rasputin
The wandering peasant who exerted a powerful influence over Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. - Mikhail Gorbachev
This Channel 4 Learning website explains how Gorbachev came to lead the USSR and why he introduced such rapid and wide-ranging changes. - Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet leader instrumental in dismantling the Communist state. - The Nuremberg Trials
Examines the origins of the Nuremberg trials and their counterparts in Tokyo, how they were carried out, the sentences they passed and their legacy. - Rasputin 1869-1916
The wandering peasant who exerted a powerful influence over Tsar Nicholas II and his tsaritsa. - Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren
Biographies of eight of the queen’s grandchildren who, after her death, occupied European thrones, particularly George V of England, Nicholas II of Russia and Wilhelm II of Germany. - Scandal
Aleks Sierz finds this version of the Profumo affair just a bit too rose-tinted. - Space disasters and near misses
A chronology of the disasters (and some near misses) of the space programmes of the US and Soviet Union, plus those of such relative newcomers as the European Space Agency, China and Brazil. - Stalin: A beginner's guide
A selection of the best internet sites and books about probably the worst tyrant of the 20th century. - The War of the World
According to historian Niall Ferguson, from the Russo-Japanese war of 1904/5 to the aftershocks of the Cold War, the 20th century was by far the bloodiest in history. In this website, Ferguson explains why this came about, and there is an extensive chronology of the events that made this the ‘age of hatred’. - Warlords
World War II was a series of private psychological battles waged between Hitler, Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. This website examines the lives of these four leaders and compares eight significant psychological traits. - What the Papers Said
Newspapers give a contemporary slant to historical events: Chartists, Great Exhibition, Suffragette movement, World War I, Russian Revolution, Treaty of Versailles, General Strike, Cold War, Vietnam War (Channel 4 Learning). - Weapons of War
This C4 Learning website charts the development of weapons technology from World War I to the present. - Women in the 20th Century
This C4 Learning website examines the roles of women during the last century in terms of war, work and the family. - World War II: A chronology
Every aspect of the conflict, including all the major events and personalities and all theatres of war, accompanied by links to relevant websites.
