HIST246

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History of Imperial Russia

History College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

HIST

Course Number

246

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, ENEU: Minor-European Study Elective, MHIS: Major-History, NEUS: Minor-European Studies

Course Short Title

History of Imperial Russia

Course Long Title

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Course Description

The Russian Empire from the reign of Peter the Great (1689-1725) through the fall of the Romanov dynasty in the February Revolution. Recurring themes may include the strengths and weaknesses of autocracy as a political system; the role of serfdom in Russia's development and underdevelopment; the polarization of Russian elite society into revolutionaries and conservatives; the role of the cities and urban populations in Russian culture, politics, and the economy; Russia's complex relationship with the West; and the formation of Russia as a multinational empire. Offering to be determined

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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Equivalent Course(s)

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