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EURR 1001

Introduction to European and Russian Studies

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

An introduction to the study of Europe and Russia, including aspects of the histories, societies, cultures, and politics of the region.

Topics

Course catalogue

2025

Readings

  • Triandafyllidou, Anna, and Ruby Gropas. What Is Europe? Second edition. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2023. P 1-16.
  • Sanborn, Joshua. “The Russian Empire.” In Empires at War 1911-1923, edited by Robert Gerwarth and Erez Manuela, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, pp. 91-108.
  • Moeller, Robert G. “Introduction: Understanding Nazi Germany.” In The Nazi State and German Society. A Brief History with Documents, pp.1-26.
  • Slavenka Drakulic, “Once Upon a Time in 1989: How the West is Now Learning the Hard Lessons of the East,” Eurozine, 4. August 2017, https://www.eurozine.com/ once-upon-a-time-in-1989/

Prerequisites & course information

Lectures/groups three hours a week.

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