Culture and Revolution: The Socialist Experiment in Soviet Russia

6 units · Undergraduate

Intermittent: 6 units In 1917, revolutionaries took power in Russia to create the world's first socialist society. In a series of radical and unprecedented experiments, they attempted to remake every phase of social and cultural life, from sexual relations to art to education. How could life be lived in a new way and better way? What values should replace the old traditions based on patriarchy and class hierarchy? How could ordinary people be empowered to create a new culture? In this course, we will study the 1920s, a riotous decade of experimentation in cultural, social, and political life.