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HIST645 - Russia and the Soviet Union
Course Details
Course Code: HIST645 Course ID: 4179 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course investigates the political, economic, diplomatic, and cultural history of Russia and the Soviet Union, including the decline of Imperial Russia, the Revolution of 1917, and the collapse of the Soviet Union up to the present. Special attention is given to the characteristics of Imperial Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, the causes and course of the Russian Revolution, the Soviet system under Stalin; the Great Patriotic War, the post-Stalinist liberalization, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, the emergence of the post-Soviet republics, and developments in contemporary Russia.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/18 - 05/03/19 | 05/06/19 - 06/30/19 | Spring 2019 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 02/25/19 - 08/02/19 | 08/05/19 - 09/29/19 | Summer 2019 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
Information is provided in the syllabus when the course begins.
Information is provided in the syllabus when the course begins.
Information is provided in the syllabus when the course begins.
| Book Title: | Russia in the Nineteenth Century: Autocracy, Reform, and Social Change, 1814-1914 |
| ISBN: | 9780765606723 |
| Publication Info: | M.E. Sharpe |
| Author: | Alexander Polunov |
| Unit Cost: | $54.35 |
| Book Title: | Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN: | 9780312426521 |
| Publication Info: | Picador |
| Author: | Catherine Merridale |
| Unit Cost: | $23.40 |
| Book Title: | Culture and Customs of Russia |
| ISBN: | 9780313360985 |
| Publication Info: | Greenwood Press |
| Author: | Sydney Schultze |
| Unit Cost: | $23.40 |
| Book Title: | Toward an Understanding of Russia |
| ISBN: | 9780876093108 |
| Publication Info: | Council on Foreign Relations Press |
| Author: | Janusz Bugajski and Marek Michalewski |
| Unit Cost: | $31.00 |
| Book Title: | A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy, 3rd ed. |
| ISBN: | 9781316506233 |
| Publication Info: | Cambridge University Press |
| Author: | Peter Kenez |
| Unit Cost: | $41.39 |
| Book Title: | Course materials will change for May & beyond. Please email booklist@apus.edu for an updated booklist. |
| ISBN: | APUPOTI4 |
| Publication Info: | Open Web Sources |
Previous Syllabi
Not current for future courses.