Russia and the Soviet Union 1917-41

Russia and the Soviet Union 1917-41 is the modern depth study that investigates why and how Russia was transformed from the autocratic tsarist government to a communist dictatorship between 1905 and 1941. You will study the role key individuals played in the revolutions as well as how the communist dictatorship radically changed the lives of ordinary people. You will focus on crucial events during this period and study the different social cultural political economic and military changes that occurred.