10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR
Enterprise Hall 276
Section Information for Spring 2016
This surveys the course of Russian history from the 9th century to the start of the twentieth century. Majors themes and topics from the first part of the course include the emergence of the first state, Kievan Rus, and its cultural, social and political features and legacies; the emergence of Moscow and the building of a centralized and “Russian” state; the fate of Ukrainians and other peoples of the old Kievan state; Muscovite culture and society, including the rise of serfdom and autocracy; Ivan the Terrible and the “Time of Troubles.” The second part of the course will address the themes of the growth of the Russian Empire as a multi-ethnic empire, the Western Impact and the Russian response (especially the policies of Peter the Great and their legacy to the present), the cultural achievements of Imperial Russia, the growing discontent with autocracy and serfdom during the 19th century, and political, economic and cultural issues at the opening of the twentieth century. Classes will consist of lectures and discussion. This course fulfills the Mason Core Global Understanding Requirement or the College of Humanities and Social Sciences requirement in non-Western culture.
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Credits: 3
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