HIST 462

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Soviet Union Since 1917

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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.

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HIST 462 class schedule data for spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
39486	Lecture-Discussion	G2	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	108 English Building	Whittington, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: Description: This course explores the social and cultural history of what was for seventy years the largest and most diverse country in the world. We begin with an overview of state and society on the eve of imperial collapse and trace Soviet history from the October Revolution, which brought the Bolsheviks to power, to the collapse and its aftermath, exploring both the allure of and the antipathy toward the Soviet Union. Major political events and policies serve as the organizing framework for lectures, but we principally consider how people across a wide geographic and cultural spectrum experienced, understood, and remembered their lives in the Soviet Union. We grapple with key themes, including the impact of war and revolution, how leaders grappled with the diversity of their populace, the horrors of Stalinist terror, the constant tension between maintaining and reforming the system, and the (re)interpretation of the Soviet past. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39793	Lecture-Discussion	G4	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	108 English Building	Whittington, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Description: This course explores the social and cultural history of what was for seventy years the largest and most diverse country in the world. We begin with an overview of state and society on the eve of imperial collapse and trace Soviet history from the October Revolution, which brought the Bolsheviks to power, to the collapse and its aftermath, exploring both the allure of and the antipathy toward the Soviet Union. Major political events and policies serve as the organizing framework for lectures, but we principally consider how people across a wide geographic and cultural spectrum experienced, understood, and remembered their lives in the Soviet Union. We grapple with key themes, including the impact of war and revolution, how leaders grappled with the diversity of their populace, the horrors of Stalinist terror, the constant tension between maintaining and reforming the system, and the (re)interpretation of the Soviet past. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39791	Lecture-Discussion	U3	1:00PM -2:20PM	MW	108 English Building	Whittington, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Description: This course explores the social and cultural history of what was for seventy years the largest and most diverse country in the world. We begin with an overview of state and society on the eve of imperial collapse and trace Soviet history from the October Revolution, which brought the Bolsheviks to power, to the collapse and its aftermath, exploring both the allure of and the antipathy toward the Soviet Union. Major political events and policies serve as the organizing framework for lectures, but we principally consider how people across a wide geographic and cultural spectrum experienced, understood, and remembered their lives in the Soviet Union. We grapple with key themes, including the impact of war and revolution, how leaders grappled with the diversity of their populace, the horrors of Stalinist terror, the constant tension between maintaining and reforming the system, and the (re)interpretation of the Soviet past. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.