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2018-2019 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 10161 - Russia’s World War II: Film and History

Course Credit: 1
(FILM, GLIS, RUSS)
RUSSIA’S WORLD WAR II: FILM & HISTORY The course explores the Soviet experience during World War II or what Russians refer to as The Great Patriotic War. Major themes include Stalin’s role in the war and the problem of leadership, the lives of common soldiers and the home-front, as well as the military dimension of the war. Film and fiction will be employed as primary sources to explore the memory of the war and its meaning for later generations of Russians. [HSS]