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HIST219

Russian and Soviet History 1917 to the Present HIST219 SP

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       36      0         36

An examination of post-revolutionary Russia, War, Communism, NEP, the rise of Stalin, collectivization and industrialization, the purges, the Second World War, de-Stalinization, the Soviet Union's rise and decline as a superpower, and its collapse in 1991. Political, social, economic and cultural developments will be examined.

MAJOR READINGS

R. Conquest, THE HARVEST OF SORROW
J. Dunlop, THE RISE OF RUSSIA AND THE FALL OF THE SOVIET
EMPIRE
S. Fitzpatrick, STALIN'S PEASANTS
E. Ginzburg, JOURNEY INTO THE WHIRLWIND
R. Medvedev, KHRUSHCHEV: THE YEARS IN POWER
J. Scott, BEHIND THE URALS
H. Smith, THE RUSSIANS
J. Thompson, A VISION UNFULFILLED

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Examinations: A three-hour final. Papers: Three 6-8 page essays.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course ordinarily is given as a lecture course. However, there are usually ten minutes of discussion at the end of the lecture.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Pomper, P; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

Reference:

Roberts, John. CIVILIZATION, VOLUME I: THE EMERGENCE OF MAN IN SOCIETY. Del Mar, California: CRM Books, 1973

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