HIST 412: Russia's Long Twentieth Century - The Soviet Experiment and Beyond

Course Description

Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Historical examination of the late Russian Empire; 1917 revolutions; building the world's first socialist society; Stalinism and political terror; Great Patriotic War; Cold War; reforming the Soviet system; socialist stagnation; the Gorbachev "revolution" and Soviet collapse; post-Soviet developments and rise of Putin.Prerequisite:Junior or senior classification.