HIST 213 History of Modern Russia

This course will cover the history of modern Russia from Peter the Great to the present day. The course will include a detailed study of the political, economic, intellectual and cultural developments of Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union. The course will examine Russia’s relationship with the West, the causes of the Bolshevik Revolution, the totalitarian characteristics of Stalinism, the fall of the Soviet Union and the nature of Putin’s Russia. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding continuity and change in Russian history.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Describe an issue in modern Russian history and its legacy from a global perspective.
2. Discuss how human experience in modern Russian history is shaped by global forces.
3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of modern Russian history.
4. Analyze and evaluate the ways in which the history of modern Russia informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of Russia.
5. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
   
6. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand change over time.

Course Objectives

1. Describe an issue in modern Russian history and its legacy from a global perspective.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
2. Discuss how human experience in modern Russian history is shaped by global forces.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC2
3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of modern Russian history.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC3
4. Analyze and evaluate the ways in which the history of modern Russia informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of Russia.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Global paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Discipline designed rubric
5. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
   

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Research paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Social science rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   1. Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

6. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand change over time.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Research paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Social science rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   2. Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.