The Russian Revolution

Catalog description

This advanced research seminar examines the history of the Russian Revolution and establishment of the early Soviet Union, from 1917-1939. We explore the major tumultuous events of the revolution, focusing throughout on the relationship between social, political, and cultural change. Topics include: the emergence of mass revolutionary politics in pre-revolutionary Russia; the Soviet artistic avant-garde and revolutionary film; women, gender, and revolution; nationalities, religions, and ethnic minorities in the revolution; political terror and mass violence during the Stalin Revolution of the 1930s.