HIST 038. Angels of Death: Life under Lenin and Stalin

This course explores the causes and consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution. Topics include the collapse of the tsarist regime, consolidation of communist rule, the rise of Stalin, and de-Stalinization. We explore the successes and failures of communism through a close reading of primary sources, memoirs, and monographs.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for GLBL-paired.
Fall 2023. Weinberg.
Spring 2025. Weinberg.
Catalog chapter: History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/history

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