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Courses - Fall 2023
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HIST419P
Special Topics in History; Origins of Ethnic Cleansing in Russia/USSR
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
We will discuss nationality policies in the Russian Empire and in the Soviet Union, with a focus on large-scale violence practiced by the state against various ethnic/ethno-religious/ethno-social groups and minorities. The key theme concerns the ways in which major changes in governance, population control, and surveillance engendered persecutions, deportations, or even genocides.