131-050 The Russian Revolution 1890-1924 | |
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Note | Formerly available as 131-250/350. Students who have completed 131-250 or 131-350 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof Stephen Wheatcroft |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first-year history, see Prerequisites, or first-year European studies, Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the nature of late Tsarist society and causes of the revolutions of 1905 and 1917 and how these contributed to the emerging Soviet society. On completion of this subject students should have an improved understanding of the nature of pre-revolutionary Russian society, the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution, and the nature of early post-revolutionary Soviet society. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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