MO5402
The Soviet Union (1917-1991)
2017-2018
40
20
SCQF level 11
2
Academic year(s): 2017-2018
SCOTCAT credits : 40
ECTS credits : 20
Level : SCQF level 11
Semester: 2
Planned timetable:
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.
Weekly contact: Fortnightly tutorial and other teaching as appropriate.
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
Re-assessment: New coursework: 6,000-word essay