HIST 391

Examines the interrelation between war, reforms, and revolution in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from the middle of the 19th century to the end of World War II, focusing on the topics of centralization of the state, messianic character of its foreign policy, and evolution of its national idea before and after the historic 1917 revolution. -- Prerequisite -- 9 credits of lower-level history or 45 university-level credits. -- Corequisite -- None -- Pre or Corequisite -- None