Course Highlights
A full list of questions for response papers and discussions is available for this course. A sample final examination is also included. This course also features archived syllabi from various semesters.
Course Description
This subject analyzes Russia's social, cultural, political heritage; Eurasian imperialism; and autocracy. It compares reforming and revolutionary impulses in the context of serfdom, the rise of the intelligentsia, and debates over capitalism. This class focuses on historical and literary texts, and especially the intersections between the two.