History 317 - The Russian Revolution

The revolutionary period in the Russian Empire from circa 1900 to the revolutions of 1917 and the mechanisms of establishing Soviet power. The 19th century intellectual and social trends that form the basis of later revolutions. The Russian Empire and the USSR as multinational empires; the non-Russian as well as Russian populations; the differences in their thought and experiences in all revolutions, the civil war, and relationship to Russian power.

Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.