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Valgfag: The History of Eastern Europe since the First World War ( efterår 2011 - 15 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
Niveau: Bachelor Supplementary
Semester/kvarter: 1st semester
Timer per uge: 4 hours, Monday 12-14, Room 229, building 1412 and Wednesday 10-12, Room 030, Building 1328
Deltagerbegrænsning: None
Undervisningssted: Århus
Hovedområde: Det Humanistiske Fakultet
Udbud ID: 30233

Formål

In the final evaluation it will be taken into account to what extent the student:

- demonstrates knowledge of the main trends in recent East European history;

- is able to analyse historical issues relevant to Eastern Europe;

- demonstrates historical and theoretical knowledge of communism as an ideology and a form of political rule;

- is able to put specific events in a historical and regional perspective

Indhold

The objective of this discipline is to provide the student with knowledge of the history of Eastern Europe, including Russia and the Soviet Union from the First World War until today. Particular emphasis is placed on nation and state formation, the experience of war and revolution, the character and evolution of Communist rule in the Soviet Union and after 1945 also in the rest of the region, the reasons for the eventual demise of this rule, and the complicated processes of political and social transformation after 1989-91.

Faglige forudsætninger

None

Underviser

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

Teaching typically consists of a combination of lectures, student presentations and class room discussion.

Litteratur

A reader with relevant texts for the seminar will be available before semester atart