HIST 038. Russia in the 20th Century

This course explores the causes and consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution. Topics include the consolidation of communist rule, the rise of Stalin, de-Stalinization, and the implosion of the Soviet Union in the 1980s. We explore the successes and failures of communism through a close reading of primary sources, monographs, and memoirs.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Spring 2021. Weinberg.
Catalog chapter: History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/history

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