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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

RU 315 - Topics in Russian Culture II


Surveys Russian history, society, and culture from the Bolshevik Revolution to the present (the Soviet Period, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet present-day Russia). Special topics may include: Communist ideology, politics, and practices; Soviet society (family, education, entertainment, media, etc.); life in a totalitarian state; Russian avant-garde; art as propaganda; official culture versus unofficial (uncensored, underground); Is the new, democratic Russia really new and democratic?

Credits: 3 cr.
Misc. Notes: In English
Crosslisted: HI 275
Liberal Studies Requirement: Culture and Civilization