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Academic Year 2002/2003

Sophomore Seminar: Stalin and Stalinism
HIST 269 SP

This seminar offers students the opportunity to explore in depth the many problems associated with Stalin and his era, among them Stalin's methods as a political actor, the connections of Stalinism and Leninism, Stalinism in the context of the dictatorships of the 1920s to 1940s, Stalin's role in formulating and implementing collectivization and the Great Terror; Stalin and Soviet culture, Stalin's foreign policy and its impact on world Communism, Stalin as wartime leader, Stalin's psychology, and the long-term impact of his rule.

MAJOR READINGS

Works by L. Trotsky, R. C. Tucker, R. Medvedev, A. Solzhenitsyn, V. Molotov, S. Fitzpatrick, and others

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

This is a sophomore research seminar. Students will select topics with the instructor's help, master research methods during the early part of the semester, present outlines of their project, give oral reports on work in progress, and write research papers of approximately 20-30 pages.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This seminar is designed to introduce sophomores to historical inquiry and to research methods. It is suitable for students without deep background in the subject, but who would like to study it in depth and to acquire skill at research. Preference for admission to sophomores.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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