| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | Introduction to the Russian Empire |
Pipes, "The Environment and Its Consequences."
Trubetskoy, "The Legacy of Genghis Khan."
pp. 4-31 in Cracraft. Bassin, Mark. "Russia Between Europe and Asia: The Ideological Construction of Geographical Space." Slavic Review 50 (1991): 1-17. Gilbert, pp. 1, 14-16, 21, 25-26, 28, and 33.
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| 3 | The Muscovite heritage |
Kollmann, "Muscovite Patrimonialism."
Hellie, "Enserfment." and "The Ulozhenie of 1649."
pp. 36-46 and 57-67 in Cracraft. Khodarkovsky, Michael. "'Ignoble Savages and Unfaithful Subjects': Constructing Non-Christian Identities in Early Modern Russia."
Slezkine, Yuri. "Naturalists versus Nations: Eighteenth Century Russian Scholars Confront Ethnic Diversity."
pp. 9-22, 27-50 in  Browder, Daniel, and Edward Lazzerini. Russia's Orient. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780253211132. Gilbert, p. 32.
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| 4 | Peter the Great and the Petrine Reforms |
Anisimov, "Peter I." and "Petrine Reform Legislation."
pp. 81-99, 110-125 in Cracraft. Gilbert, pp. 34-38. Pushkin. "The Bronze Horseman." (1833).
pp. 8-21 in Gibian.
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| 5 | The Age of Elizabeth and Catherine II |
Anisimov, "Empire of the Nobility."
Peter III, Manifesto (1762).
de Madariaga, "Catherine as Woman and Ruler."
Catherine's Instruction (1767) and Charter to the Nobility (1785).
pp. 127-46, 150-53, 166-79, and 197-212 in Cracraft. Gilbert, pp. 41-43.
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| 6 | Critics and rebels in the 18th century | Shcherbatov Laments Corruption (1787).
Raeff, "Pugachev Rebellion."
Radishchev, Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow (1790).
pp. 153-65, 179-197, and 212-20 in Cracraft. |
| 7 | Bureaucratic monarchy, 1796-1855 |
Raeff on Constitutionalism of AI.
Riasanovsky on Nicholas I.
pp. 255-82 in Cracraft. "Reactionary and Repressive Policies of Nicholas I."
"Chaadaev's comments on Russian History and Culture."
"Belinsky's letter to Gogol."
"Herzen's commentary on the Russian scene, 1849-1855."
Aksakov, K. S. "Free Word."
pp. 234-245, 252-260, 271-285 in Dmytryshyn, Basil. Imperial Russia: A Source Book. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1990. ISBN: 9780030334191. "The Hand that Feeds Them." The Economist, August 9, 2008. Gilbert, pp. 49-53.
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| 8 | First paper due | |
| 9 | Bureaucracy in literature | Gogol, "The Overcoat." (1842)
pp. 199-232 in Gibian. |
| 10 | The institution of serfdom |
Kolchin, Peter. Unfree Labor. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1990. ISBN: 9780674920989.
pp. 1-10, 22-23, 26-31, 35-46, 49-65 (bottom), 68-78, 92-95, 98-102, 117-22, 122-24, 157-63, 165-67, and 169-72 (top) Gilbert, pp. 57-58.
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| 11 | Serfdom in literature | Aksakov, Sergei. "Kurolesov" (1856)
Goncharov, "Oblomov's Dream." (1849)
pp. 241-73, and 293-333 in Gibian. |
| 12 | Alexander II and the Great Reforms |
Freeze, Gregory. "Reform and Counter Reform, 1855-1890." pp. 170-99 in Russia: A History. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780198605119. Wcislo, "Dilemmas of Emancipation."
Wortman, "Rule of Law."
Herzen on Hidden Russia. (1851)
Official Manifesto Emancipating the Serfs (1861)
pp. 314-44 in Cracraft.
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| 13 | The aftermath of the Reforms |
MacKenzie-Wallace on mir and zemstvo. (1877)
pp. 344-58 in Cracraft. Freeze, Gregory. From Supplication to Revolution: A Documentary Social History of Imperial Russia. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1988, pp. 101-113, 140-151, and 170-85. ISBN: 9780195043594. Saltykov-Shchedrin, "The Story of How One Peasant Maintained Two Generals." (1869)
pp. 608-15 in Gibian.
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| 14 | Second paper due | |
| 15 | Reaction and counter-revolution |
Pipes, "Towards the Police State."
Pearson, "The Failure of Reform."
Vera Figner (1881)
Manifesto of Alexander III (1881)
Pobedonostsev, "Reflections." (1896)
pp. 360-97 in Cracraft. "The Catechism of a Revolutionary."
"Demands of Narodnaia Volia."
pp. 350-59 in Dmytryshyn, Basil. Imperial Russia: A Source Book. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1990. ISBN: 9780030334191. Gilbert, pp. 54-55.
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| 16 | War and peace in the Caucasus | Tolstoy, Leo. Hadji Murad. (1905) |
| 17 | Exploration and empire-building |
Kappeler, "Multi-Ethnic Empire."
Thaden, "Russification."
Gorchakov Circular (1864)
Urusov on Russian Antisemitism (1907)
pp. 398-411, 420-37 in Cracraft. Gilbert, pp. 59-67, 69-70.
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| 18 | Industrialization and radicalization |
Kahan, "The Government's Role."
Gurko on Witte. (1920s)
Pavlov on Life in a Textile Mill. (1901)
Kanatchikov, "Peasant-Worker-Activist." (1929-1934)
pp. 441-53, 468-89, and 528-48 in Cracraft. Gilbert, pp. 56, 68, and 71-74.
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| 19 | The Russo-Japanese War |
Lincoln, Bruce. "A Small Victorious War." In In War's Dark Shadow: The Russians Before the Great War. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 227-71 ISBN: 9780195089530. Gilbert, pp. 66-67. The Russo-Japanese War: "Popular Prints."
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| 20 | The Revolution of 1905 |
Figes, Orlando. A People's Tragedy. New York, NY: Penguin, 1998, pp. 157-92. ISBN: 9780140243642. The October Manifesto (1905)
Father Gapon (1905)
Lenin (1905)
Breshkovskaia (1920)
pp. 550-51, 593-96, and 600-11 in Cracraft. Gilbert, pp. 75-77.
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| 21 | The constitutional monarchy and World War I |
Steinberg, Mark, and Vladimir M. Khrustalev. "Nicholas and Alexandra, An Intellectual Portrait." In Fall of the Romanovs. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997, pp. 1-37. ISBN: 9780300070675. Schapiro on Stolypin.
pp. 613-19 in Cracraft. Acton, Edward, Lieven, Dominic, et al. "Russia, Europe and World War I." In Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 37-47. ISBN: 9780340763650. Dmytryshyn, Basil. "Durnovo's Memorandum." In Imperial Russia: A Source Book. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1990, pp. 491-509. ISBN: 9780030334191. Gilbert, pp. 78-83.
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| 22 | The February Revolution |
Acton, Edward and Tsuyoshi, Hasegawa. "The February Revolution." In Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 48-61. ISBN: 9780340763650. Dmytryshyn, Basil. "Abdication of Nicholas II and Grand Duke Michael." Imperial Russia: A Source Book. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1990, pp. 524-25. ISBN: 9780030334191. Suny, Ronald. The Structure of Soviet History. "Order No. 1," and related documents. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 32-36. ISBN: 9780195137040. Gilbert, pp. 84, 86.
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| 23 | From February to October |
Wildman, Allan. "The Breakdown of the Imperial Army in 1917."
Kolonitskii, Boris. "Kerensky."
pp. 69-79, 138-48 in Acton, Edward, et al. Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780340763650. Gilbert, pp. 87-89. Lenin, "April Theses."
Suny, Ronald. "Tsereteli and Lenin Exchange Words (June 1917)." In The Structure of Soviet History. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 38-43. ISBN: 9780195137040.
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| 24 | The October Revolution |
Acton, Edward, Alexander Rabinowitch, et al. "The October Revolution." In Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 81-91. ISBN: 9780340763650. Suny, Ronald and Lenin. "Letter to the Central Committee." In The Structure of Soviet History. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 45-47. ISBN: 9780195137040. Gilbert, pp. 90-91.
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| 25 | Review | |
