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DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - snazzlefrag - 06-15-2006
beckysharp Wrote:http://www.country-data.com/frd/cs/rutoc.html#ru0034
Also, the 18 hr series on VHS "The Cold War" by CNN I found to be invaluable and much better than "Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union" video.
I checked it out of my local library.
That web site looks like a great find Crystal.
I think chapters 1 and 2 are likely to be sufficient to pass this exam. But reading through the other chapters wouldn't hurt either.
hilarious
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - Straydog - 08-25-2006
Here are some more links for studying. Each one explains the topic in a different way.
http://www.soviethistory.org/index.php?action=L2&SubjectID=1991end&Year=1991
covering 17 periods from 1917-collaspe
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/russia/xussr.html
breaks down the history of USSR with small articles and some maps
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-10652/history.html
breaks down the history into four periods with extremely detailed information and links for each topics that never stop!
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - pavlc - 08-26-2006
I took this exam on Thursday and I should mention that unlike most of the other posters on this thread, with the version of the exam I had, the Lenin/Stalin period was only about 15 out of 94 questions. Most people reported that their exams were 50% that era. I had over 20 questions about WWII.
By and large, if you follow the advice on this thread, you'll do fine. I walked in a little nervous and walked out feeling good.
Good luck.
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - ShotoJuku - 08-26-2006
pavlc Wrote:I took this exam on Thursday and I should mention that unlike most of the other posters on this thread, with the version of the exam I had, the Lenin/Stalin period was only about 15 out of 94 questions. Most people reported that their exams were 50% that era. I had over 20 questions about WWII.
By and large, if you follow the advice on this thread, you'll do fine. I walked in a little nervous and walked out feeling good.
Good luck.
[SIZE="3"]Sounds like you did OK, but the long count down is still an anxious ride - Good Luck!![/SIZE]
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - arbornmedic - 08-29-2006
I am taking this exam tomorrow. I have been studying rather dilligently the last week. We shall see how it goes. I am nervous about this one. So many names.
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - ShotoJuku - 08-29-2006
arbornmedic Wrote:I am taking this exam tomorrow. I have been studying rather dilligently the last week. We shall see how it goes. I am nervous about this one. So many names.
[SIZE="5"]Will say a prayer - Good Luck!![/SIZE]
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - Straydog - 08-29-2006
arbornmedic Wrote:I am taking this exam tomorrow.
[SIZE="5"]AIRBORNE - GOOD LUCK![/SIZE]
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - Librevore - 08-30-2006
arbornmedic Wrote:I am taking this exam tomorrow. I have been studying rather dilligently the last week. We shall see how it goes. I am nervous about this one. So many names.
Prayer said!
You can do it, Barry!Librevore
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - Bongsau - 10-30-2006
Well, I'll be taking this one on Friday. I'm fairly confident that I'll do well; I lived in Russia for 4 years and speak Russian fluently, so I have a the upper-hand. I have used IC and Wikepedia exclusively for study, but I obviously have had some very applicable real-life experience. Thank you all for your insights and help on this one. Hopefully it goes well!
DANTES Rise & Fall USSR exam thoughts - snazzlefrag - 10-30-2006
Bongsau Wrote:Well, I'll be taking this one on Friday. I'm fairly confident that I'll do well; I lived in Russia for 4 years and speak Russian fluently, so I have a the upper-hand. I have used IC and Wikepedia exclusively for study, but I obviously have had some very applicable real-life experience. Thank you all for your insights and help on this one. Hopefully it goes well!
Hi Bongsau,
I also used wikipedia to read deeper into certain areas for this exam. It was definitely worth it.
Did you read some of the other threads regarding this exam? There is quite a lot of feedback from many different members, and you might find some of the links and advice helpful.
Best of luck with your exam on Friday. We'd love to hear your own thoughts and feedback after the exam, if you feel up to it.
Do well,
Snazzlefrag