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MO5402   The Soviet Union (1917-1991)

Academic year(s): 2016-2017

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 40

ECTS credits : 20

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

The emergence and development of the Soviet Union is traced from the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917, via the period of Stalins dictatorship and the leaderships of Khrushchev and Brezhnev, up to the end of the Gorbachev era which culminated in the dissolution of the Union in 1991. The course studies interlinked political, ideological, social, economic and cultural themes. The role of the Soviet Union on the international stage is also examined.

Personnel

Module teaching staff: TBC