On December 31, 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned as head of state, leaving the presidency to then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (Image by ITAR-TASS. Source: The website of the President of the Russian Federation.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood
MIT Course Number
21H.245J / 17.57J / 21G.086J
As Taught In
Spring 2016
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution to the present. It covers the creation of a revolutionary regime, causes and nature of the Stalin revolution, post-Stalinist efforts to achieve political and social reform, and causes of the Soviet collapse. It also examines current developments in Russia in light of Soviet history.
