A Putin Portrait
REDWOOD CITY, California — Students at Sequoia High School chose to focus on the person who is one of the most important men ever to lead Russia: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Their work included a look at the many faces of Putin…
“Radical Raskolnikov” points to “next wave” of youth activism
What if Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, the politically-minded student at the heart of "Crime and Punishment," had a Tumblr page? It might look something like "Radical Raskolnikov," the blog that a team of Sequoia students created to showcase their growing interest in…
Behind the crime: Annotated photo shows Nemtsov crime scene
Boris Nemtsov, a liberal politician and physicist, was assassinated on the streets of Moscow on Feb. 27. Since the murder, there has been wild speculation about who killed Nemtsov and — more importantly — why. Some theories allege that Russian…
What censorship looks like: Dostoevsky and Russia’s ‘blogger law’
With more and more people around the world going online, governments around the world have been pushing back against youth and citizen journalism, particularly the type of coverage, commentary and community that exists on social media. Russia's "blogger law," which went…
From Redwood City to Russia: New project explores youth media and international baccalaureate education
Approximately 100 students in Justine Rutigliano's International Baccalaureate English classes at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, are kicking off a three-month multimedia project on Russia, the country that Winston Churchill once called "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside…