MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

HSY2530

The decline of imperial Russia

Ian Cummins

Synopsis 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 Class paper (1500 words) and long essay (2500 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 30% + Class participation/attendance: 10%

Prescribed texts

• Berlin I Russian thinkers Pelican, 1979
• Christian D Power and privilege: The Russian empire, the Soviet Union and the challenge of modernity Longman, 1994
• 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