COURSE NUMBER: | HIST 380 | |||||||||||||||
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COURSE TITLE: | A History of Modern Russia | |||||||||||||||
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: | Dr Mark Sandle | |||||||||||||||
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: | credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) | |||||||||||||||
COURSE DESCRIPTION: | This course is designed to develop an understanding of the rise
of Russia to world prominence. The course emphasizes political,
social, and economic forces and institutions, the motives
behind the Russian Revolution, the establishment of the
Communist order, and Russia's role as a world power in the 20th
century. Prerequisites: HIST 204 |
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REQUIRED TEXTS: | J.N. Westwood, Endurance and Endeavour Russian History 1812-2001 (OUP, 2002) | |||||||||||||||
MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: | By the end of this course students will:
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COURSE SCHEDULE: | September 5– October 5 Russia 1855 – 1917: Understanding Russian History; Autocracy and Reform: the Emancipation of the serfs; Reform and Reaction; Bolshevism, Marxism and Communism; 1905 and 1917 October 10 – November 7 USSR: Building Utopia? 1917-1945 Bolshevism in Power 1917-24; Kronstadt and NEP; The Succession struggle after Lenin 1924-29; The Stalin Revolution; Terror and Dictatorship; The USSR at War 1941-45 November 14 – December 8 USSR and after: Decline, Fall, Recovery? 1945 – 2014 The Cold War; Khrushchev and Brezhnev; Dissidents; Gorbachev and Perestroika; Yeltsin and Putin; |
Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary
from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult
the course instructor for up to date details.
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