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On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the events, actors and processes in Russia’s revolutionary history.
2. Critically engage with a variety of primary and secondary material.
3. Evaluate conflicting interpretations of the events of 1917, their causes and consequences.
4. Write scholarly essays to the standard of a level 3 student of history.
5. Assess and analyse key themes, readings and debates in class discussions.
The module will cover the following areas:
Russia in 1900
1905
Constitutional 'democracy', terrorism & the radical underground
Peasants, workers, hooligans & futurists
Russia & the First World War
The February revolution and the emergence of Dual Power
March to October 1917 in city &countryside
The Bolshevik ascendancy
The civil war years
Revolutionary dreams and cultures of power
Consolidation: Party, state and society to 1921
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 11 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 5 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 116 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): Mid-term document analysis (1000 words) | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
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Participation in Learning Activities: Participation during the seminars (based on active discussion, contributions and participation, not attendance) | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): End of semester essay of 2000-2500 words | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on the mid-term primary source analysis assessment is provided on the submitted copy via brightspace, and can be discussed further in seminars and office hours. Feedback on the end of semester 2000-word essay assignment is returned via brightspace.