Lineaments of the Latin-American mind. The central themes of the French Revolution, from its beginnings during the ancien regime tot he fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and Congress of Vienna. Roots of the First World War. Europe between World War I and World War II, and problems of contemporary Europe. A cultural approach to the historical development of Russia from the foundation of Kiev to the Revolution of 1917.
Emphasis is on Russia's political and aesthetic uniqueness.
Special attention is given to changing social, religious, economic, and cultural attitudes and how they affected the lives of women and children. Special attention is given to the emancipation and acculturation process and the proliferation of anti-Semitism. The rise of Nazism is included. An examination of women's experiences in Nazi-occupied Europe. Also explores the role of gender in Nazi ideology and in postwar testimonies.