RUSS 260 - Ussr After Stalin

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Platt & Nathans. How are human behaviors and attitudes shaped in a socialist society What forms do conformity and dissent take under a revolutionary regime This course will explore the cultural history of the Soviet Union from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of communism in 1991. We will investigate a variety of strategies of resistance to state power as well as the sources of communisms enduring legitimacy for millions of Soviet citizens. Above all, we will be concerned with the power of the word and image in Soviet public and private life. Assigned texts will include memoirs, manifestos, underground and officially approved fiction & poetry, films, works of art, and secondary literature.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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