Professor Jonathan D. Smele, Queen Mary, University of London. Compact discs. Course guide includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Russia: the geographical setting -- Russia: the empire and the people -- The "great reforms": Alexander II and the emancipation of the serfs -- The social and economic consequences of the emancipation -- Origins of the first Russian Revolution, 1881-1905 -- Russia and the world in the late nineteenth century -- The opposition to Tsarism: constitutional Democrats and socialists-revolutionaries -- The opposition to Tsarism: Lenin and the Bolsheviks -- Nicholas II, Stolypin, and the "contitutional monarchy," 1905-1917 -- Russia in war and revolution: August 1914-February 1917 -- The year of revolutions, 1917: events -- The year of revolutions, 1917: interpretations -- The Russian civil wars, 1917-1921: events -- The Russian civil wars, 1917-1921: interpretations.
Summary:
These 14 lectures examine events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the resulting events through 1921.
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