2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PSCI 388 - Czars, Communists, and the Cold War: Understanding the Russian Enigma


Credits: Three (3)
This course will explore the history of Russia from the early imperial expansion to Putin’s government today. Students will explore such themes and topics as: the modernization of Russia under imperial control & the Great Reforms, the 1917 revolution, Stalin’s “Revolution from Above,” soviet socialism, the experience of minority groups in imperial Russia, the USSR, and modern Russia. Students will consider the long-term, global effects of Russia’s many revolutions, as well as assess it’s power and influence on other governments today. [N; M; I]
Cross-listed: HIST-388