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HIST 405 - Colloquium: Environmental Disasters in the USSR


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, WR, CD
The course introduces students to key environmental disasters in Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia during the Soviet period, 1917-1991. The disappearance of the Aral Sea, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the Virgin Lands campaign receive particular attention and emphasis. In addition to these key events, readings also investigate the idiosyncratic ways in which the Soviet authorities approached science, the environment, and demography.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: M. Dumancic
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes



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