SSI1 157 | The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a defining event of the twentieth century. It was in Russia that the Marxist ideology was first implemented, creating a new kind of political and social order that would create a new dividing line in world history. In this course, students examine the Tsarist old regime, the different revolutionary movements that challenged it, the dramatic events of the 1917 revolutions, and the Civil War and new revolutionary order that followed. Throughout, the course asks how we should understand historical upheavals that were marked by idealism and social change but also chaos and violence. Affiliate Department: History.