Romanovs: Introduction to Russian History

When beginning students have learned the basics of introductions and words for members of the family, use these slides as prompts to expand your students' repertoire. They can learn about Russian history and culture as they develop their listening and speaking abilities. The questions on the slides are designed to lead your students to form simple Russian phrases in response, by naming some famous tsars and expressing simple sentences to about them (e.g., "Пётр Алексеевич русский царь," "Его отец Алексей," и т. д.), using historical images. Additional slides could be added as new units to introduce famous Russian political leaders, artists, poets, etc.