HIS 314 - Russia:1801 to Present

Institution:

Daemen University

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Description:

Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Major topics covered include: the importance of the Russian Empire in European politics; the peasant question in Russia; the emergence of the radical intelligentsia in the 19th century; the reforms of Alexander II; the economic modernization of Russia in the late 19th century; the revolutionary movements and the revolutions of 1905 and 1917; the Bolshevik Revolution and creation of the Soviet Union; Stalin's "revolution" and the modernization of the Soviet economy; the Soviet role in World War II; the creation of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe; the Cold War and the clash between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.; de-Stalinization and Khrushchev's reforms; the growing opposition movement in the 1960s and 1970s under Brezhnev; and Gorbachev's reforms and the collapse of the Soviet Empire. Offered As Needed.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.daemen.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 839-3600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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