Nine Russian Portraits: Lenin to Putin and Medvedev Course/Class May 4, 2011

Throughout the twentieth century, Russian leaders experimented on the gigantic state and its people. From the first two dictators, Lenin and Stalin, to Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin, the history of leaders in the Soviet Union and the Cold War and post-Communist Russia reveals both conservative and reformist tendencies. This series looks closely at the most intriguing and dramatic aspects of the history of the Soviet Union and at social and cultural policy in Russia today. Details of this event may be subject to change. Please visit http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/course/nrpl for more information or to register.

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