Web Resources
Resources for Teaching The Brothers Karamazov
Dartmouth University Brothers Karamazov Site, edited by Karen Gocsik, is an excellent resource for teachers and students. It features a brief biography of Dostoevsky, background information, extensive bibliography, study guides, teaching materials, a link to a searchable web edition of the Garnett translation of BK, audio files of famous passages in Russian, and a number of links to other sites.Brothers Karamazov: The Definitive Study Guide provides character analyses and chapter by chapter plot summaries written by Nicholas Apostolatos, Marit Torkelsem, and T. Brooks Fitzsimmons, students at Middlebury College. It can be used to supplement an abridged reading of BK.
The Brothers Karamazov: Historical Context Far from exhaustive, this site gives a brief summary of the important events and reforms of the period.
The Brothers Karamazov Personality Test might be a fun exercise for students. This is a one-page website with ten multiple choice questions designed to determine which of the Karamazov brothers you most resemble.
The Brothers Karamazov Constance Garnett Translation provides a point of comparison with the Pevear and Volokhonsky edition.
The Brothers Karamazov Online Searchable Text allows you to search for the occurrences of particular words.
The Brothers Karamazov Full Text in Russian shows students how the text appeared in its original form.
Russian Literature Podcasts from the UCLA Center for World Languages.
The Brothers Karamazov in Wisconsin Student Forum will serve as a bulletin board for those students involved in "The Brothers Karamazov in Wisconsin" project. Students can post their thoughts on the novel as they read and discuss ideas for final projects.
Wordle is a fun site that allows you to graphically display the frequency of a word in a text.
Resources for Teaching about Russia
Best of History Websites provides a collection of valuable links related to the Russian Revolution.
Outreach World is a resource for teaching kids about the world, including Russia.
UCLA's Center for European and Eurasian Studies has an excellent page on Russia.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies has a great bibliography for curriculum development and classroom debates, as does the Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Michigan.
Curriculum and Videos available through CREECA
Series from PBS
The Face of Russia is an interactive site tied to the PBS program of the same name. It provides an interactive timeline and a reference section on Russia and Russian culture, which may be helpful for students.
NOVA: From First Alert to Missile Launch
