TED: What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar

The video discusses the stereotype that history is written by rulers and how this affects perceptions of democracy in Russia. It introduces Project1917.com, a social network for historical figures, to show that ordinary people also shape history. The project challenges the view of Russia as inherently autocratic. A new project, 1968Digital.com, uses a similar approach to explore global social changes in 1968. The video emphasizes the importance of a democratic approach to history, highlighting the impact of ordinary people and ideas.

What stereotype about history is challenged in the first section?

• History is unpredictable.

• History is focused on rulers and leaders.

• History is written by common people.

• History is only about wars.

What is the main purpose of Project1917.com?

• To promote autocratic leadership.

• To rewrite history books.

• To digitize and share diaries and letters from 1917.

• To create a social network for modern leaders.

How does Project1917.com change the perception of historical figures?

• It focuses only on their successes.

• It shows them as ordinary people with flaws.

• It ignores their personal thoughts.

• It portrays them as mythical heroes.

What year is the focus of the new project 1968Digital.com?

• 1917

• 1968

• 1989

• 2000

What is the significance of using social media to tell history, as mentioned in the third section?

• It focuses solely on political events.

• It democratizes history by involving ordinary people.

• It allows only historians to access history.

• It makes history more entertaining.