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Oct 05, 2025
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Academic Bulletin 2025-2026
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HIST 558 - Revolutionary Russia, 1900-1921
Credits: 4
A critical study of the major historical interpretations and problems regarding the fall of the Russian autocracy and the rise of the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist regime. Analysis focuses on scholarly works, primary sources, memoir accounts, art, literature and film to understand how the Russian Revolution has been portrayed variously in historical memory. Among the major themes explored are the role of personality, accident, and political parties, the influence of ideology on individual and government action, social polarization and the possibility of evolutionary change in Russia, and the creation of historical myth under the Bolsheviks.
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
Distribution Requirements: none.
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