HIS 315 - The Soviet Union and Beyond

1 semester, 3 credits-

A survey of the Russian Empire/Soviet Union/Post-Soviet Eurasia from World War I to the present, including an in-depth examination of the lived experience of socialism and how the post-Soviet landscape has been shaped by the Soviet imperial project. Topics include the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, the Gulag, the Cold War, life in the USSR, dissidence, and the rise of Vladimir Putin. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor. Previously HIS 422 - Russia II.

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HIS 315 - The Soviet Union and Beyond