Posted by admin on January 22, 2012 |
19 CommentsFor this week we will study the collapse of the Soviet Union.
For four decades the USSR was one of the world’s two superpowers. It spanned 11 time zones, had a population of 290 million, and had a vast nuclear arsenal capable of destroying the entire earth. How was it that this massive empire disintegrated with barely a whimper? What caused its demise?
Week 13 will be devoted to answering these...
Posted by admin on January 20, 2012 |
12 CommentsFor week twelve we will continue our discussion of 1989 in Eastern Europe.
Your assignment for this week is:
Slavenka Drakulic, How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed, pp. xi-32, 43-104, 179-189.
If you have some extra time and want to watch an entertaining movie about the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, I recommend Goodbye Lenin. The trailer is online here. (This is entirely optional).
Posted by Nathan Vigil on January 19, 2012 | Comments Off
RESEARCH PAPER ASSIGNMENT (Updated)
(Please note: I have made a couple changes to the dates when things are due for the paper. Changes are in green).
All students will be required to write an original research paper on a topic of their choosing related to the end of the Cold War.
This assignment is worth 200 points, which is 20% of the final grade.
LENGTH:
10 Pages (double-spaced lines; one inch margins; 12 point font)
DUE DATE:
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Posted by admin on January 16, 2012 |
19 CommentsThis week we will begin our examination of the revolutions that swept across Eastern Europe in 1989. In this dramatic year, one by one, communist governments in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Romania fell.
The reading assignments for this week provide information about Soviet and American policy during this time. This will provide you with valuable background information for understanding...
Posted by admin on January 15, 2012 |
9 CommentsThis will be our last week of exploring Gorbachev’s reforms.
The assignment for this week should be completed by Wednesday.
We will have a guest lecturer on Friday, so we will have our weekly class discussion on Wednesday.
The guest lecturer will be Charles Byrd, a professor in the Slavic and Germanic Studies Department at UGA. You can see his profile here. Professor Byrd teaches courses on...
