Computer Modeling and Simulation Games for the Soviet History Classroom

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Abstract

This presentation explores Simulating the Soviet Great Terror, a student-led project at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. It uses an online simulation game centered around the Soviet political purges from 1934 to 1938 as an educational tool to enrich students’ understanding of the purges.

Author

• Kitty Lam, University Liggett School