Soviet Union and Post-Soviet
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Description
Russia: Communism, Revolutions, War, and Wealth (3 hrs Lecture) This course provides a survey of Russian history and civilization since the Bolshevik Revolution. Topics include the formation of the Soviet state, Stalinism, World War II, the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of the new Russia. Important cultural and political personalities discussed include Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Gorbachev, Solzhenitsyn, and Shostakovich.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-2317 | HIST-2321 | HIST-3205 | HIST-3305.
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