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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Barbara Marie Martin (barbara.martin@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Since Stalin died in 1953, the legacy of his years in power has proved difficult to process for Soviet and post-Soviet societies. This is particularly so in Russia, the successor-state to the USSR, where the moral impulse to condemn Stalin’s crimes has often been superseded by political considerations: the fear to divide society and the temptation to build on the “positive” aspects of the Stalin era, particularly the memory of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The positions of anti-Stalinists and pro-Stalinists have generally proved impossible to reconcile, and the political leadership’s tendency both in Soviet times and in the post-Soviet era has often been to seek a middle ground between condemnation and glorification of Stalin’s historical legacy. In the course of this exercise, we will analyze a range of primary sources and secondary literature relating to this subject, from Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 Secret speech to the present day. |
| Learning objectives | The students will learn about late Soviet and post-Soviet memory policies and societal debates relating to the Stalin era legacy, about the history of Soviet dissent and Perestroika. They will learn to critically analyze primary sources relating to this theme. |
| Bibliography | Recommended introductory literature: - Stephen F. Cohen, Rethinking the Soviet Experience. Politics and History since 1917. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985, chapter 4 (pp. 93-127) - Nanci Adler, “The Future of the Soviet past Remains Unpredictable: The Resurrection of Stalinist Symbols Amidst the Exhumation of Mass Graves,” Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 57, No. 8 (Dec., 2005), pp. 1093-1119 |
| Comments | Aufgrund der nicht absehbaren Infektionslage wird diese Lehrveranstaltung in digitaler Form geplant. |
| Admission requirements | Knowledge of Russian language is not required. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Date | Time | Room |
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| Tuesday 02.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 09.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 16.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 23.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 30.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 06.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 13.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 20.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 27.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 04.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 11.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 18.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 25.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 01.06.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor History: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Areas: Osteuropa (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Basis Geschichte: Russland / Sowjetunion (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Geschichte Russlands und der Sowjetunion (Master's degree subject: East European History) Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree subject: Eastern European Cultures) Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| 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 |