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OLGA V.
VELIKANOVA , Assistant Professor
Biography
Curriculum Vitae
Courses 2007
The
lecture course surveys the social, political and cultural
history of Russia from the middle of the
19th century to the 21st century-the most recent events. Soviet
socialist experiment will be considered as an alternative way to
modernity. Course
will emphasize the developments of Stalinism, basing on the modern
approaches of western historiography and new revelations from the
Russian archives. The course is multi-media based: we will draw not only
on the text and documents, but on photos, paintings, films and audio
clips. Lectures are based on PowerPoint presentations. More>>
The
course examines the history of Russian empire from Peter the Great and
his early eighteenth-century modernizing reforms to Russia's last tsar
Nicholas II ousted by the revolution of 1917. The course will provide a
survey of key events and processes of social change while emphasizing in
particular political thought and ideologies such as nationalism,
socialism, as well as Russian culture of that period with its great
achievements. This course has been conceived out of love for Russia and
the desire to convey this to students who often have little idea of
Russia's sufferings and contributions to humanity. To introduce the
student to major controversies and stimulate them to probe more deeply,
I'll present contrasting views and interpretations of key events and
compare the Russian development with other imperial projects.
The
course is multi-media based: we will draw not only on the text and
documents, but on photos, paintings, films and audio clips. Lectures are
based on PowerPoint presentations.
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This
course presents events, actors, culture and legends of old Russia.
The course is multi-media based: we will draw not only on text and
documents, but on photos, paintings, literature, films and audio
clips. Lectures are based on Power Point presentations.
More>>
The
graduate reading seminar will introduce the history of Stalin's
Russia (the 1920s - the 1950s) through the prism of everyday
realities (economics of shortages, propaganda, cult of leader,
surveillance, fears and beliefs, popular opinion). This course
explores the phenomenon of Stalinism, reflecting its preeminence in
the Russian studies. Due to the opening of the Soviet archives, the
period of the 1920s - 1950s was revised by the historians in
the last decade. The course is based on the most recent publications,
including the revelations from the archives. The course embraces the
major stages in the development of Stalinism - the rise of Stalin,
"the socialist offensive," "great retreat," great terror, late Stalinism
- but also the impact of Stalinism on
post-Stalin politics and culture, as well as legacy of Stalinism in
modern Russia. Special emphasis is given to the major historiography
schools - totalitarian and "revisionist" and the new
interpretations and debates in the modern scholarship. We'll study
different kinds of the historical sources: diaries, memoirs,
official documents, interviews, as well as different medias of
historical narrative - monographs, collections of documents, films,
literature.
The goal
of the course is to provide the knowledge of modern historiography of
Stalinism, historical sources and major methodological trends. It is
connected to the research seminar ( next fall or spring) where you will
have opportunity to utilize your knowledge doing your own research. More>>
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