Modern Russia: the decline of imperial Russia
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
Ian Cummins
8 points * 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject will be concerned principally with the political, social and intellectual history of Russia from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. While particular emphasis will be given to changes in Russia's political and social structure and to the growth of opposition movements, intellectual and cultural developments during this period will also be considered.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 60% * Examination (2 hours): 30% * Class participation/attendance: 10%
Prescribed texts
Berlin I Russian thinkers Pelican, 1979
Christian D Power and privilege: Russia and the Soviet Union in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Pitman, 1986
Kochan L Russia in revolution Paladin, 1970
Lenin V I What is to be done? Progress Publishers, Moscow (or Penguin), 1990
Pipes R Russia under the old regime Penguin, 1977
Schapiro L The Communist Party of the Soviet Union Methuen, 1970
Turgenev I S Fathers and sons Penguin, 1990