HIST 490 - Russian Borderlands

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4 SS, WADV

This course examines Russia’s multi-ethnic empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. In class, we will focus on relations between Russia’s imperial “center” and the Eastern European, Caucasian, and Central Asia “periphery.” Beyond territorial boundaries, we will explore divisions along the lines of class, religion, and gender. Using various literary, visual, and academic sources, we will consider how shifting physical and conceptual borders shape local and national identity, from the shtetl, to the steppe, to the Gulag, to the radioactive Zone, and even into outer space.

Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: C. Stolarski

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes