Aspects of Stalinism

Subject 131-406 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: A 2-hour seminar per week
Total Time Commitment: 2 contact hours/week , 8 additional hours/week. Total of 8.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Usually admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in history (or in a relevant program) or enrolment in a relevant coursework Masters program
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

Stephen Wheatcroft

s.wheatcroft@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: This advanced seminar examines key aspects of the nature of the Soviet political system under Stalin, especially as we now understand them in the light of new archival materials. It also considers the way in which these problems have been viewed by historians in the past. The problem of labelling certain aspects and excluding them from further critical discussion is a key element both of Stalinism and of studies of this phenomena.
Objectives:
  • should gain an improved understanding of how the political system under Stalin worked and of how historians have analysed this system;
  • should be able to appreciate the way in which labels have been applied to the policies of the time, but should also be able to penetrate below the labelling to appreciate the nature of the political problems studied.
Assessment: An essay of 5000 words 100% (due at the end of semester).
Prescribed Texts:
A subject reader will be available at beginning of semester
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
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Generic Skills:
  • show an advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
  • be able to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline;
  • have an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research.
Related Course(s): Master of International Studies
Postgraduate Certificate in International Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in International Studies
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: History
History
History

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