Презентация на тему по английскому языку на тему Россия

Great Patriotic War
Revolutions
Modern Russia

There are many glorious and heroic events. Of course

there are disputable moments too. Let’s try to mention the main stages in development of the Russian state and have a look at the brightest historical events.

Russia was a city Kiev which is now the

capital of Ukraine. That is why the state was called Kiev Russia and was founded in 862. That year variag prince Riurik subordinating all Russian lands later was invited to rule in Novgorod.

There are lots of versions why the state was called “Rus”. Some people consider that the word “Rus” formed from the name of the river Ros where Slavonic tribes polians lived. Other interesting version is that “Rus” comes from “rusiy” – the way they call light-haired people here.

Before the formation of Kiev Russia there lived several Slavonic peoples. Their religion was paganism. Russia became Christian in 988. Christianity acceptance in Russia is connected with the rule of Valdimir Sviatoslavich who had chosen it among the existing religions of that period.

the Terrible) was a bright ruler. This tsar stood

out by his cruelty and love of power. Once he killed his older son in anger. In the country history he also left a step. Ivan the Awesome divided the population on oprichnics and zemskiys. They were allowed to do practically everything. They got land and people to use, robbed, destroyed, and killed. Zemskiys had to suffer all that on them. After the reign of Ivan the Awesome who didn’t leave worthy successors there comes the Vague time in Russia. The fight for power is characteristic for that period and at the end of it the dynasty of the Romanovs replaced the dynasty of the Rurikoviches.

of them was the victory over Napoleon Bonaparte in

1812. This was which is called the Fatherland one first consisted of permanent defeats for Russian soldiers. The decision to leave Moscow was made. Fortunately Russian armies beat the French and took back their territories. And the end of the war notably raised the authority of Russia among European countries.
Russia was a participant of the First and the Second World Wars. The ending of these wars caused alot of suffering. They don’t remember so often about the results of World War I, it has become a rigorous part of the past. But the results of the Great Fatherland War – the period of Russian participation in it is still discussed. There are some people left who took part in the battles. Lots of stories about the front heroes have been kept.

is a huge emotional distress for many people. The

tragic event started in 1941 in the month of June and lasted for almost four years. The 9th of May, 1945 is considered to be the end of the murderous war. Each year Russian people celebrate this day as a Victory Day with numerous commemorative processions, fireworks and concerts. Perhaps, the Great Patriotic War was the most horrible war in human history. Thousands of courageous soldiers have died, leaving their children orphaned and wives widowed. People sacrificed their lives to save the country from outer invasion, to save their comrades and families. Each city that withstood all the pressure coming from Hitler’s army was awarded with the heroic title. Today every family keeps and honors the photos of their ancestors, who fought at that inhuman war.

Revolutions of XX century, the capture of power and

going to socialism. No doubt the time of socialism is one of the most famous periods. It still challenges lots of discussions among historians. All took place here - cruelty, fight for power, liquidation of worthy and smart people in a fear to loose it, deficits and also great victories, scientific discoveries, the coming of a quieter and safer life.

Socialism had a great influence on present condition of Russia. We can see its rests in economics, politics, art, attitude to religion and other spheres of society life. And that’s clear because the years of working ideology can’t go without any step. The entire world knows the names of Soviet Union leaders like Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, and Leonid Brezhnev. Each of them carried his contribution to Russian history.

Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985 till 1991. Its results also

reflected strongly on the present condition of Russia.

Today some stability seems to have come to Russia. People are tired of the radical turns that Russian history is filled with. Though Russia is an unpredictable country. So what will be later? We’ll see.