HIST 296 - Russia Before Peter the Great

Next Offered: 2009-10
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS, CD

This course examines the history of Russia from the 9th until the late 17th c., with attention to the interaction of Eastern Slavs with the peoples of the steppe; the adoption of Orthodox Christianity; the nature of the early Kievan and Muscovite state; the Mongol overlordship; and the processes and events which shaped the social structure and cultural values of this vast multi-ethnic empire. Lecture and discussion. Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: H. Hogan