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69231-01 - Seminar: Soviet Nation Building in the Interwar Period (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Olena Palko (olena.palko@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course explores the evolution of the nationalities and minority policies in the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1930s. It provides an account for the preferential Bolshevik attitude towards different national and ethnic groups within the Soviet borders and examines the differences in implementing the all-Soviet policies in various Soviet republics during the 1920s. The study of the Soviet nationalities policy will provide for understanding of the origins of various contemporary conflicts in the area. The course is divided into thematic sections, examining different aspects of the early Soviet nation-building. The course will begin with exploring the theory of national identities, nationalisms and state building with a close focus on Eastern Europe and Imperial Russia. It will continue with an examination of the Bolshevik take on the questions of ethnic and religious diversity of the Soviet Union and the national communist opposition in the Soviet borderlands. The core of the module is to discuss the early Soviet nationalities policy of korenizatsiia introduced in 1923. During the module we will consider such thematic sections as border-making, the use of languages and religions, arts and cinema. The evolution of the korenizatsiia policy after the Stalin’s “great break” in 1928/29 will be analysed. The course will be concluded by discussing the experience of sovietisation of the Western territories and republics, joined to the Soviet Union after 1939. |
| Admission requirements | Für Masterstudierende sowie fortgeschrittene Bachelorstudierende der Geschichte mit abgeschlossener Grundstufe (Nachweise: drei Proseminare, drei Proseminararbeiten). Bei Überbelegung werden Studierende der Geschichte bevorzugt zugelassen. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 18.09.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 25.09.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 02.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 09.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 16.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 23.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 30.10.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 06.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 13.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 20.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 27.11.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 04.12.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 11.12.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Monday 18.12.2023 | 16.15-18.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Modules |
Modul: Areas: Osteuropa (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Aufbau Geschichte: Ostmitteleuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Aufbau Geschichte: Russland / Sowjetunion (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Aufbau Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Geschichte Ostmitteleuropas (Master's degree subject: East European History) Modul: Geschichte Russlands und der Sowjetunion (Master's degree subject: East European History) Modul: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Themen der Nahoststudien (Bachelor's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Themen der Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Aktive Teilnahme. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Geschichte |