3 credits Late Russian Empire reforms and cultural, social, political response. The rise and fall of the Soviet Union; the Bolshevik revolution, the Stalin era, Gorbachev, and post-Soviet challenges.
Note NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level with the same instructor.