The lectures that will be presented are designed to give structure to the course. But much of the learning in this course will be facilitated through the questions that you raise in class. All students are expected to attend regularly and be prepared to lead discussion if called upon. All assigned portions of the textbook must be read and studied thoroughly prior to the class. A tentative reading schedule will be distributed for each examination period.
All exams are essay format.
Each student will write a research paper. All topics must focus on an aspect of twentieth century Russian history and must be approved by your professor by 14 October 1999. Your paper will be due on 23 November 1999. I will assign another student to critique your paper. It will be critiqued and returned to you by 2 December 1999.