HIST 268 - Russian Civilization

Institution:

St Mary's College of Maryland

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Description:

A broad survey of Russian intellectual and cultural history from the early 1 9th century to the present. Major themes include the political and moral role of the writer in Russian society, the "superfluous man" in Russian literature,westernism versus slavophilism, the critiques of modernity by Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, the development of socialist thought, Eurasianism, utopianism, Leninism, Stalinism, and Russian nationalism. This course satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement in Humanistic Foundations.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smcm.edu

Phone Number:

(240) 895-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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