Russian history

Semester: Spring Offered: 2018 This course examines the history of Russia from the conquest of Kazan and Astrakhan in the sixteenth century to the revolutions of 1917. Topics include the pattern and process of imperial expansion, the nature of autocratic...

Semester: N/A Offered: 2017 The preparation for the general exam in the history of the Russian Empire runs across two semesters. We meet every other week and cover 12 major topic areas. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with a set of...

Semester: N/A Offered: 2017 The Russian and East European History workshop exists to provide graduate students with a venue for presenting and getting valuable feedback on works-in-progress (dissertation chapters and prospectuses, future journal articles...

Semester: Fall Offered: 2017 Course iSite: http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k83952 Link: Catherine's Russia: a collection of student-curated Omeka exhibits

Semester: Fall Offered: 2014 This course is a year-long bi-weekly interdisciplinary seminar on the production, representation, and significance of cultural space. Eurasia, a region encompassing Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, provides fertile...

Semester: Spring Offered: 2014 Link: SW52 Course iSite SW52 Syllabus

Semester: Spring Offered: 2012 Intensive introduction to major themes and approaches to the history of imperial Russia. Prepares students for the general exam but all interested graduate students are welcome. Link: Course iSite