Vikings to czars, revolution to world wars, communism to Vladimir Putin. Russia, the world's largest country, offers a rich, complex - and long - history! We'll start in 825 A.D. with the Viking period and end in 2025 with the Age of Putin. Over three weeks, we'll examine the Age of the Czars, the Russian Revolution, the adoption of communism, World Wars I and II, Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, the Cold War, the fall of communism and modern Russia since 2000.
Instructor Bio: Russ Hutchins teaches U.S. history, Western civilization, economics, business, philosophy and business management at Friends University. He is a retired public-school administrator and educator.
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