HIS 321 Modern Russia and the Soviet Union

This course examines Russian history from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. It covers political, economic, social, cultural, and military history. Special attention is given to the characteristics of Imperial Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Russian Revolution, the "Stalin System" and how it worked (political, economic, and social systems), the achievements and problems of post-Stalin Soviet Union, Soviet foreign policy, and the collapse of the USSR and the emergence of the post-Soviet republics.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall of even years