EURA214-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

The Soviet Experiment and its Aftermath

15 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

Either 15 points in EURA with a B grade or better;  or 30 points in EURA; or a B average in 60 points with the approval of the Programme Coordinator.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Evgeny Pavlov

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 1 (2,500 words) 30%
Essay 2 (2,500 words) 30%
Final exam - 2 hours 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $732.00

International fee $2,975.00

* 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.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All EURA214 Occurrences

  • EURA214-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017