Bus Tour of St. Petersburg Today

1. Bus Tour of St. Petersburg Today

2. Place a picture of your country and a bus from Your country Your City Bus Tour

3. Place a map and a picture of your city or region on this slide

4. Now take us on a tour of your city!!!!

5. You must insert pictures and a text box describing what we see.

6. Be sure to include places of worship

7. Do not forget to include people.

8. You can include foods that people eat!

9. Schools can make your project come alive

10. Try to find slides of your city at night

11. St. Petersburg, Russia

12. Let’s Visit the Recent History of St. Petersburg-Pick a Time Machine

13. 1917 – The Russian Revolution Russia is suffering the physical and economic effects of the first world war. This leads to the abdication and execution of Czar Nicholas II. This leads to the founding of the Soviet Union under Vladimir Lenin. It is the first socialist state.

14. Russian Revolution • Add a Brief Summary of the event here. Anglo ACT IT OUT NUMBER ONE

15. In 1962, the Soviet Union began a plan to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. • This led to a standoff between the United States and Soviet Union, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. • President Kennedy and the Soviets finally came to an agreement toward the end of the month. • The Cuban missiles would be dismantled, as would US missiles in Turkey.

16. October 1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis • Add a Brief Summary of the event here. Anglo ACT IT OUT NUMBER TWO

17. 1989 – The Fall of the Berlin Wall • The Wall had been built to separate and isolate West Berlin by East Germany in 1961. • Families were divided and people were no longer allowed to travel between the two parts of the city. • The wall became an international symbol of the evils of the Eastern Bloc. • The decline of the Soviet Union led to the opening of travel between East and West, the removal of the wall, and eventual reunification of Germany.

18. Add a Brief Summary of the event here. Anglo ACT IT OUT NUMBER THREE

19. Please exercise caution when exiting the time machine!

20. St. Petersburg, formally Leningrad, is now not a communist run city. As it was before the fall of the Berlin Wall However, there is still not a lot of freedom to speak against the government which is still a controlling dictatorship. Russian schools are very demanding and students engage in many sports and extracurricular activities. With the fall of the Communist Government, came a rise in crime and life in the city can be quite dangerous. There is much industry and trade in the city and the people have done well financially after the fall of communism. The Baltic Sea moderates climate but the winters are long and cold and the people are proud of their ability to thrive in the cold. We close school for a few inches of snow, but Russians rarely close any activity no matter how much snow comes down. Russians are now more free to come and go and have become more involved in world travel and commerce . In some ways, life has changed after communism, but the hard nature of Russian life and the ability to deal with the harsh climate have not changed at all.