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This course explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution to the present. It covers the creation of a revolutionary regime, causes and nature of the Stalin revolution, post-Stalinist efforts to achieve political and social reform, and causes of the Soviet …
This course explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution to the present. It covers the creation of a revolutionary regime, causes and nature of the Stalin revolution, post-Stalinist efforts to achieve political and social reform, and causes of the Soviet collapse. It also examines current developments in Russia in light of Soviet history.
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On December 8, 1987, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and President of the United States Ronald Reagan signed the INF treaty. (Image courtesy of the White House Photographic Office. This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)
