Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, 1700-1917

TR 2:30-4, 56-169

Analyzes Russia’s social, cultural, and political heritage in the 18th and 19th centuries, up to and including the Russian Revolution of 1917. Compares reforming and revolutionary impulses in the context of serfdom, the rise of the intelligentsia, and debates over capitalism. Focuses on historical and literary texts, especially the intersections between the two.

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Offered Spring 2026

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Not Offered This Term

Catalog	Subject	Faculty	Level	HASS	Category
21H.141	Renaissance to Revolution: Europe, 1300-1800 Not offered regularly; consult department	Staff	Introductory	HASS-H	CI-H
21H.143 21G.056	The Making of Modern Europe: 1789 – Present MW 11-12:30, 56-180	Elena Kempf	Introductory	HASS-H
21H.144 21G.087	Introduction to Russian Studies	Elizabeth A. Wood Maria Khotimsky	Introductory	HASS-H
21H.145 21G.049 4.674	French Photography	Catherine Clark	Introductory	HASS-A	CI-H
21H.230	Barbarians, Saints, and Emperors	Eric J. Goldberg	Intermediate	HASS-H
21H.237	The City of Athens in the Age of Pericles	Eric Driscoll	Intermediate	HASS-H
21H.238	The Vikings	Eric J. Goldberg	Intermediate	HASS-H
21H.239	The City of Rome in the Age of the Caesars TR 3:30-5, 66-160	William Broadhead	Intermediate	HASS-H
21H.241 21G.054	France and Haiti: Enlightenment, Slavery, and Revolution	Malick W. Ghachem	Intermediate	HASS-H
21H.242 21G.322	Frenchness in and Era of Globalization Not offered regularly; consult department	Catherine Clark	Intermediate	HASS-H
21H.245 21G.086 17.57	20th Century Ukraine and Russia: Entangled Histories and Identity Politics TR 1-2:30, 56-154	Elizabeth A. Wood	Intermediate	HASS-S	CI-H
21H.333	Early Christianity	Eric J. Goldberg	Seminar	HASS-H
21H.381 WGS.222	Women and War	Lerna Ekmekcioglu	Seminar	HASS-S