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Russian History: Medieval to Modern Times - ZHSS2229
Graduation

 
Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  School of Humanities and Social Sciences @ ADFA
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZHSS1201 or ZHSS1202
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course explores Russia's dramatic history form medieval to contemporary times. It features fearsome leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Stalin and reformers from Peter the Great to Gorbachev. Thematically, it examines the centrality of war, geopolitics, and revolution in Russia's history. As a case study of geopolitics in action, the course investigates the dangerous "Great Game" played between Russia and other Great Powers for dominance in Central Asia. The Revolution of October 1917 ushered in Lenin's uptopian socialist experiment. Stalin's collectivisation, forced industrialisation and the purges, however, destroyed the economy utopian dreams. For all its flaws, the USSR still played the critical role in defeating Hitler in World War 2. Studying Russia's history provides important clues for understanding the challenges Russia faces today in a new geopolitical scenario.

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