HIST 56 Twentieth-Century Russia
An examination of major developments and problems in twentieth-century Russian history with particular attention to the consequences of the October Revolution, Leninism, civil war and its impact, politics and society during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s, the formation of the Stalinist system and its historical legacy, the Krushchev era, the Brezhnev years of “stagnation,” Gorbachev’s perestroika and the problems of transition to a law based on democratic and open market system of the Russian Federation, the successor state to the Soviet Union. Open to all classes.
Instructor
Not being offered during 2022-23
Cross Listed Courses
RUSS 50.03
Department-Specific Course Categories
Class of 2023 and Before Major Dist: EUR; Class of 2024 and Beyond Major Dist: EUR, modern.