2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 30, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HIS 3440 - Modern Russia


Credit(s): 3

[LGPP5] This course offers a study of modern and contemporary Russia. This broad survey begins with the rule of Alexander I and the Napoleon invasion and takes up the principal phases of Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet history. The discussion highlights issues of leadership, the role of state and bureaucracy, revolutionary movement, centrifugal forces, the role of religion and the development of economy, political forms, literature and arts. The use of novels, poetry, memoirs, arts and films will complement historical analysis.

Prerequisites: The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.



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