Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Gareth Jones’ Observations of Communist Russia

Gareth Jones, a Welsh reporter, was the only western reporter who reported on life in Russia under Stalin during the 5-year plan. He was murdered when he tried to do the same thing in China several years later. Go to the site dedicated to this great reporter: http://www.garethjones.org/
Many links are on the site to articles written by Jones. Pick one that interests you, read it and create a blog entry or PowerPoint with a summary of the article and a link back to the one you read.

Directions: please include the following for full credit:

  1. Your names
  2. Quick profile of Gareth Jones (why he is important)
  3. Article Title, where published with Date
  4. Main Idea of Article (what was going on at which part of Russia).
  5. Most important point made or detail provided
  6. 2nd most important point made or detail provided
  7. Most surprising thing in the article

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