This sixth grade teaching unit covers Soviet propaganda, communism, relations with the United States, Soviet geography, Soviet arts, and Soviet life. Unit goals address the above content areas, map skills, and an attitudinal goal of helping students to develop a sense of respect for the life of Soviet citizens. Behavioral objectives are keyed to each of the unit goals and activities. Activities include a knowledge and attitude pretest, classroom learning games, discussions, independent and small group research, media image analysis, photo analysis, symbolic activities, a mock Soviet election, analysis of the United States and USSR constitutions, map work, listening to Soviet music, concept webbing, and interviews. The unit evaluation is based on oral presentation, a unit test, and informal conferences and observation. A seven-item annotated bibliography is attached. (JDH)