Unit 3 of our academic year consists of reading history and geography of Russia from the book: Journey to the Eastern Hemisphere by April Lotempio. To understand the culture in more depth we did the following:
We listened to the following talks of Shri Mataji:
- 1992-0805 Arrival & Interview, Togliatti, Russia
- 1995-0919 Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 1995-1001 Navaratri Puja Talk, Cabella
- 1993-0802 Shri Mataji, TV Interview, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 1994-0917 Arrival & visit to Sahaja school, Togliatti, Russia
- Shri Mataji in Russia-Ukraine 1993-1994
We read the following book:
- Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin (Listen to Arjun’s essay on Communism inspired by this book)
- Burying The Sun by Gloria Whelan
We watched the following movie:
- Animal Farm on Amazon Prime (this was very interesting especially after realizing the symbolism representing communism)
- Anastasia on DisneyPlus
- Fiddler on the Roof on Netflix
We made following Russian food:
