Historical examination of the late Russian Empire; 1917 revolutions; building the world's first socialist society; Stalinism and political terror; Great Patriotic War; Cold War; reforming the Soviet system; socialist stagnation; the Gorbachev "revolution" and Soviet collapse; post-Soviet developments and rise of Putin. Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Historical examination of the late Russian Empire; 1917 revolutions; building the world's first socialist society; Stalinism and political terror; Great Patriotic War; Cold War; reforming the Soviet system; socialist stagnation; the Gorbachev "revolution" and Soviet collapse; post-Soviet developments and rise of Putin. Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
