HIST 462

Spring 2015 All Classes

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Soviet Union Since 1917

Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Political, social, and economic development of the USSR since the 1917 revolutions that brought the Bolsheviks to power; social change and social engineering; political struggles among Stalin and his rivals; the "Stalin revolution" from above and economic modernization; the USSR's emergence through World War II and the Cold War as a world power; "developed socialist" society.

3 undergraduate hours. 2 or 4 graduate hours. Graduate students will write an additional substantial paper and engage in special discussion sections. Prerequisite: One year of college history or consent of instructor.

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HIST 462 class schedule data for spring 2015
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
39486	Lecture-Discussion	G2	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	Gregory Hall	Steinberg, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: Topic: Experiencing Revolution. Description: This course explores the history of the Soviet experiment, from the rise of Bolshevism to the fall of Communism, from the perspective of people's experience. We will seek to understand the aims and effects of Soviet socialism across the lands of the former Russian empire. Above all, we will seek to understand how individuals and groups experienced, interpreted, and made this history. Most of the readings are primary texts, written by participants and witnesses--for a key purpose of the course is to listen to the past in its own voice, though also through our own questions and concerns. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39793	Lecture-Discussion	G4	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	Gregory Hall	Steinberg, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Experiencing Revolution. Description: This course explores the history of the Soviet experiment, from the rise of Bolshevism to the fall of Communism, from the perspective of people's experience. We will seek to understand the aims and effects of Soviet socialism across the lands of the former Russian empire. Above all, we will seek to understand how individuals and groups experienced, interpreted, and made this history. Most of the readings are primary texts, written by participants and witnesses--for a key purpose of the course is to listen to the past in its own voice, though also through our own questions and concerns. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39791	Lecture-Discussion	U3	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	Gregory Hall	Steinberg, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Experiencing Revolution. Description: This course explores the history of the Soviet experiment, from the rise of Bolshevism to the fall of Communism, from the perspective of people's experience. We will seek to understand the aims and effects of Soviet socialism across the lands of the former Russian empire. Above all, we will seek to understand how individuals and groups experienced, interpreted, and made this history. Most of the readings are primary texts, written by participants and witnesses--for a key purpose of the course is to listen to the past in its own voice, though also through our own questions and concerns. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.