Russian and Soviet History 1881 to the Present
HIST 219
Spring 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
REES 219 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
We will focus on the following: the dynamics of a revolutionary movement leading to Bolshevik victory; the international and internal processes that transformed an international socialist project into a Soviet imperial one; and the endurance of nationalism within the Soviet imperial framework. We will also explore in some depth the role of personalities in politics. In terms of coverage, we begin with the crises of the Romanov regime and study the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the Civil War, the Soviet period, Stalinism, the Second World War, and the Cold War. We move to the arms races and nuclear perils of the Cold War and study the failed efforts to reform the Soviet system. Finally, we will examine the struggles of both Gorbachev and the post-Soviet leadership to integrate their state into a world order dominated by democratic values and capitalist markets while sustaining or reviving the Russian and Soviet empires' traditional great-power status. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-Arcp/Hist)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(REES-MN)(REES-Social Sci)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
R. Conquest, THE HARVEST OF SORROW
J. Dunlop, THE RISE OF RUSSIA AND THE FALL OF THE SOVIET EMPIRE
R. Medvedev, KHRUSHCHEV: THE YEARS IN POWER
J. Thompson, A VISION UNFULFILLED
V. Zubok, INSIDE THE KREMLIN'S COLD WAR
J. Scott, BEHIND THE URALS
R. Medvedev, POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Examinations: A three-hour final. Papers: Three 6-8 page essays. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course ordinarily is given as a lecture course. However, there are usually ten minutes of discussion at the end of the lecture and several scheduled discussions. |
| Instructor(s): Pomper,Philip Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC107; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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