HIST 355

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Soviet Jewish History

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Credit: 3 hours.

An examination of how Jewish life and culture contributed to the creation of the world's first socialist society. Makes use of primary sources, scholarly essays and monographs, archival documents, literature, memoirs, film, and visual culture as a way of introducing students to Soviet Jewish History, from the reign of the last tsar, Nicholas II, to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Special topics to be examined include: the breakup of the Pale of Settlement during the Great War; the role of Jews in revolution and revolutionary culture; Soviet nationality policy; shtetl culture; antisemitism; everyday life; the purges of the 1930s; the Jewish experience in World War II; the Holocaust; and mass emigration.

Same as JS 355.

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HIST 355 class schedule data for fall 2018
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	61125	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Gregory Hall	Avrutin, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/18-12/12/18 Section Info: Title: Soviet Jewish History Topic: An examination of how Jewish life and culture contributed to the creation of the world's first socialist society. This course makes use of primary sources, scholarly essays and monographs, archival documents, literature, memoirs, film, and visual culture as a way of introducing students to Soviet Jewish life and culture, from the late imperial period to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Special topics to be examined include: Jewish culture and history under the Tsars, the breakup of the Pale of Settlement during the Great War; the role of Jews in revolution and revolutionary culture; Soviet nationality policy; shtetl culture; antisemitism; everyday life; the purges of the 1930s; the Jewish experience in World War II; the Holocaust; and mass emigration.