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HIST 213 History of Modern Russia

This course will cover the history of modern Russia from Peter the Great to the present day. The course will include a detailed study of the political, economic, intellectual and cultural developments of Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union. The course will examine Russia’s relationship with the West, the causes of the Bolshevik Revolution, the totalitarian characteristics of Stalinism, the fall of the Soviet Union and the nature of Putin’s Russia. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding continuity and change in Russian history.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Engage in an exploration of Russian worldviews and their relationship with non-Russian worldviews.
  2. 2. Describe Russian cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
  3. 3. Identify and explain Russian perspectives and how they impact Russia’s relationship with the West.
  4. 4. Analyze events in Russian history within, a global context from economic, political environmental, aesthetic, social, and ethical perspectives.
  5. 5. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
  6. 6. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
  7. 7. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Engage in an exploration of Russian worldviews and their relationship with non-Russian worldviews.
  2. 2. Describe Russian cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
  3. 3. Identify and explain Russian perspectives and how they impact Russia’s relationship with the West.
  4. 4. Analyze events in Russian history within, a global context from economic, political environmental, aesthetic, social, and ethical perspectives.
  5. 5. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
  6. 6. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
  7. 7. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.