College Bulletin 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 039. Picking up the Pieces: Rebuilding Russia after the Collapse of Communism
This course explores the legacy of communism in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. We start with an examination of the impact of Stalinism and then turn to the efforts of Mikhail Gorbachev to resuscitate the ailing Soviet Union. The bulk of the course focuses on the impact of the policies of Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin on the economy, culture, society, and politics of Russia since 1991.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Fall 2016. Weinberg.
Catalog chapter: History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/history
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