History of the Russian Empire (History 1290)

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2018

This course examines the history of Russia from the conquest of Kazan and Astrakhan in the sixteenth century to the revolutions of 1917. Topics include the pattern and process of imperial expansion, the nature of autocratic authority, the role of religious institutions and practices, the importance of trade, and the rich landscape of cultural production. Students will work intensively with textual and visual sources and gain practice in the arts of reading, analyzing, discussing, writing, and mapping history.

Vasily Shternberg,Fair in Ukraine

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