Hours
24S
This seminar explores issues of everyday life in Soviet Russia during the Stalin era. What was the Soviet normal? Topics will include belief systems, dreams and myths, terror, fear, repression, and resistance. Texts include a range of different sources, memoirs, diaries, official state documents, and secondary sources.
Recommended Preparation
Any course in Russian history, culture or politics
Distribution Requirements
Humanities
Breadth Requirements
Society and its Institutions (3)
Mode of Delivery
In Class