Michelle O’Brien at WSCSS Chelan 2016

Familiar Adversaries, New Minorities, and the Legacy of the Soviet Union - A quarter century after the fall of communism, Russia and the other post-Soviet states remain a mystery to many teachers. Michelle’s presentation about tipping points in Soviet history addressed this mystery by answering questions such as “How should we teach students about the controversial annexation of Crimea?” and “How do we understand Putin’s firm stand behind Assad in Syria?”