Decline and Fall of the Romanov
Dynasty
Source Study - People
By
S. Angelo
Head Teacher History
East Hills Girls Technology High
School
2009
Positives:
MAP
Negatives:
A village street in Russia at the turn of the 19th century
Who might be the intended audience?
What are the villagers doing?
What has been used to build the houses?
What is the condition of the houses?
Is the village rich or poor? Give your reasons.
What is the photograph “saying”?
What is the perspective of the source?
For what is the source reliable?
How might an historian use this source?
PHOTOGRAPHS
Working conditions in Russia in the
1880s
Who might be the intended
audience?
What are the workers doing?
Describe conditions in the factory.
What is the photograph “saying”?
What is the perspective of the
source?
How might this source be biased?
For what is the source reliable?
How might an historian use this
source?
PHOTOGRAPHS
A Lodging House in Moscow about
1905 For what is the source reliable?
Describe conditions in the lodging Are there other sources that help you
house. corroborate your ideas? Give details.
What is the photograph “saying”? How might an historian use this source?
What is the perspective of the source
PHOTOGRAPHS
Asking Historical Questions
What questions could you ask to find out
more about how and why the Romanov
Dynasty collapsed?
– Consider
Economy
Religion
Social structure/conditions
Politics/World Events
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