This is Kapitan’s first year having his students read the “Pravda,” which is the Russian word for truth. “Reading the original document is touching history in the most authentic way,” he said.

Kapitan’s students are very eager about this opportunity. “I’m excited to get to learn and understand Russian history from a Russian perspective,” said senior Michael McConnell, president of the Russian Club.

Kapitan also believes that this project will help his students learn more about the language. “It has journalistic vocabulary that they need to be exposed to,” he said.

Although Kapitan is only reading the “Pravda” with his AP class, he has told every one of his Russian classes about it. “I think it’s really cool that the AP kids get to read the historic Russian newspaper. It makes me wish that I was in that class,” said Russian 1 student, junior Rosie Mahoney.

Kapitan plans to make reading the Pravda a tradition. “They are the real facts that shook the world,” he said.