100 Years of Revolution: from Lenin's Soviet Union to Putin's Russia

RUSS10242 100 Years of Revolution: from Lenin's Soviet Union to Putin's Russia 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 1 Rachel Platonov Unit coordinator Russian & E. European Studies 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course unit explores the creation, evolution and subsequent disintegration of the Soviet Union, as well as the emergence of a new Russia from the wreckage of the world’s first socialist state. Emphasis is placed on key political, social and cultural developments, seen within the context of Soviet, post-Soviet and, more broadly, European history. This course unit explores the creation, evolution and subsequent disintegration of the Soviet Union, as well as the emergence of a new Russia from the wreckage of the world’s first socialist state. Emphasis is placed on key political, social and cultural developments, seen within the context of Soviet, post-Soviet and, more broadly, European history. <ul><li>To help students develop a solid understanding of Soviet and post-Soviet Russian history;</li><li>to provide students with the necessary analytical skills to achieve this understanding;</li><li>to develop students’ skills at analysing and understanding primary sources;</li><li>to develop students’ skills at presenting cogent arguments, both in writing and orally.</li></ul>  By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul><li>critically evaluate different approaches to and interpretations of events in Soviet and post-Soviet Russian history;</li><li>make effective use of relevant resources;</li><li>present their written work in a coherent, well-structured and well-articulated form;</li><li>present and defend their views orally;</li><li>manage their time effectively.</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to: <ul><li>understand the historical development of Soviet and post-Soviet Russia; <li>have a clear knowledge of the different periods of Soviet and post-Soviet Russian history; <li>understand the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union; <li>understand the form of political and societal systems which emergedin post- Soviet Russia.</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:•    explore a variety of texts on Soviet and post-Soviet history; •    differentiate between varying interpretations of historical events; •    understand the Marxist ideas that underpinned Soviet social and political attitudes and approaches; •    understand the concept of ideology and how it differs from one society to the next. By the end of this course students will be able to:•    analyse and understand primary and secondary sources of various types; •    make effective use of primary and secondary sources to develop cogent arguments, both in writing and orally; •    present their written work in a coherent, well-structured and well-articulated form; •    work successfully in groups with others. •    the ability to gather, synthesise and organise material from a variety of sources and to critically evaluate their significance; •    the ability to construct and defend arguments, both in writing and orally; •    the ability to work in a team, recognising different opinions and approaches and using them to best advantage; •    the ability to work to deadlines. Other The development of the skills outlined above can all be translated into in-demand employability skills. <ul><li>Week 1: The Russian Empire on the Eve of Revolution <li>Week 2: The Bolshevik Revolution and the Civil War <li>Week 3: The New Economic Policy and the rise of Stalin <li>Week 4: Stalin’s ‘second Revolution’ <li>Week 5: The ‘Great Patriotic War’ and its aftermath <li>Week 6: The Khrushchev ‘Thaw’ and the dilemmas of de-Stalinisation <li>Week 7: ‘Re-Stalinisation’ and the Reassertion of Control <li>Week 8: The ‘Era of stagnation’ and its legacy <li>Week 9: Gorbachev and perestroika <li>Week 10: The collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of post-Soviet Russia <li>Week 11: The Putin era</li></ul></p? One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour seminar per week.The Canvas site will contain an extensive range of materials including the course syllabus; lecture handouts and slides; seminar assignments; supplementary readings and audio-visual materials; and coursework assignments and guidance on how to complete them. 0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Assessment task</td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Formative or Summative</td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Weighting within unit (if summative) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Primary Source Analysis (Semester 2, Week 7)</td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Summative</td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">40%</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Essay (Semester 2, Week 12)  </td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">Summative</td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 0%);border-style:solid;">60%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Resit Assessment:Essay <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feedback method </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Individual written feedback on the Primary Source Analysis</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Individual written feedback on the Essay</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Additional one-to-one feedback (during consultation hour or by making an appointment), on the understanding that this de-anonymises marking</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  Y <ol> <li>Peter Kenez, A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy, 3rd edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016)</li><li>Robert Service, The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty First Century (London: Penguin, 2015)</li> <li>Ronald Grigor Suny, ed. The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume 3: The Twentieth Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008)</li> <li>Seventeen Moments in Soviet History: An on-line archive of primary sources (2015) http://soviethistory.msu.edu </li></ol> Lectures 22 Seminars 11 0 167