The Soviet Union

1.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the history of the Soviet Union from its origins to its collapse. Topics include Soviet efforts to reshape politics, the economy, gender relations, and everyday life; the history of state violence and the creation of the Gulag; the Soviet war effort; and de-Stalinization and the late-Soviet period leading to collapse in 1991. We will also examine the legacy of Soviet rule in the region today.