RUSSIAN-SPEAKING+COUNTRIES

===//Welcome to the Sparta High School Current events page. Here you will see a collection of student work devoted to exploring current events related to Russian speaking countries. You can also find a variety of resources to research and explore the history and culture of the world's largest country and the fifth most spoken language in the world.//=== media type="youtube" key="LLb-fDRJB-o?fs=1" height="227" width="260" || ===// Vist the Defense Language Institute's overview of Russian language and culture... //===
 * ==//Watch the video to learn some basic phrases in Russian. //==

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 * ==// The Afpak Channel offers current news and analysis on the the conflict in and around Afghanistan //==

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|| ==// ﻿Google Earth can take you on an amazing 3d tour of Moscow and the Kremlin! //== media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=russia&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.4545,54.667969&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Russia&z=2&ll=61.52401,105.318756&output=embed" width="326" height="229" ||
 * The classic--"Moscow Nights"

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Mr. Brennan's class Russia current events summary:

 * Mr. Hood's class Russia current events summary;**


 * Mr. Lollgen's US History II Current Events Articles**:

Click on the link below to read the article and Sarah DePaul's reaction.