HIST219

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HIST219

Russian and Soviet History 1881 to the Present HIST219 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	40	24	Times: M.W.F.. 1:10PM-2:00PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998 )

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An examination of revolutionary and 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, its collapse in 1991, and the emergence of the CIS. 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.. 1:10PM- 2:00PM;; 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-03-1998

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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