Stalinism
HIST 332
Spring 2016 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
REES 332 |
This seminar examines the Stalin period in Soviet history, from the late 1920s to 1953. As one of the most brutal dictators of the 20th century, Stalin has been at the center of historians' attempts to make sense of the Soviet Union, socialism, and totalitarianism. This course will not only examine the biography and personality of Stalin as the ruler and shaper of the Soviet Union, but also explore the political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual life of Soviet socialism, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ways that people in the Soviet Union lived, worked, died, survived, fought in wars, and participated in the construction of a new civilization and way of life. The readings of this seminar will combine historians' conflicting interpretations of Stalin and Stalinism with fiction, diaries, memoirs, music, and films from the period. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
Sheila Fitzpatrick, THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Simon Sebag Montefiore, IN THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR
Hannah Arendt, TOTALITARIANISM
Stephen Kotkin, MAGNETIC MOUNTAIN: STALINISM AS CIVILIZATION
Jochen Hellbeck, REVOLUTION ON MY MIND
David Hoffman, STALINIST VALUES
Elena Shulman, WOMEN ON THE FRONTIER OF EMPIRE
Igal Halfin, TERROR IN MY SOUL
Fyodor Vasilevich Mochulsky, GULAG BOSS: A SOVIET MEMOIR
Francine Hirsch, EMPIRE OF NATIONS
Terry Martin, THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPIRE
Amir Weiner, MAKING SENSE OF WAR
Jan Gross, REVOLUTION FROM ABROAD
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