HIST374-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

The Soviet Experiment and Its Aftermath

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

The emphasis is on Russia's 20th century Communist experience and its many legacies in the fast-changing post-Soviet society. Together we will examine the causes of the Bolshevik Revolution and the greatest social experiment in the history of humankind that followed it. The course will explore the roots of Stalinism, the causes and consequences of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the space race and other Cold War competitions between the superpowers, Gorbachev's reforms and the collapse of the USSR. Was the end of the Communist rule in the Soviet Union predetermined?

Prerequisites

30 points in History, Ancient History or Maori at 200 level. RP: HIST235/EURA235/RUSS235

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Evgeny Pavlov

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay One 25% A 2,500 word essay
Essay Two 25% A 2,500 word essay
Tutorial Presentation 10%
Tutorial Participation 10%
Final Exam - 3 hours 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,464.00

International fee $5,950.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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