Ethnicity and Religion in 19th and 20th C. Russia (HIST-0161)

Spring 2027 · HIST 0161 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Seminar examining ethnic and religious diversity in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. Explores state policies for managing diversity and creating cohesive forms of Russian/Soviet identity, as well as the experiences of non-Russian minorities, including Ukrainians, Jews, Muslims, Georgians, and Chechens. Topics include the expansion of the Russian empire; Russification in the late Tsarist period; nationalist movements during the revolutions of 1917; Soviet anti-religious campaigns and religious life in the USSR; Soviet nationalities policies; late Imperial and Soviet conceptions of race; and the rise of nationalist movements in the late Soviet period and their role in the collapse of the USSR.

Course codes: HIST-0161, HIST 0161, HIST0161, HIST-161, HIST 161, HIST161

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