Monthly Archives: October 2017

In the wake of the Decembrist Revolt in 1825, those individuals with educated backgrounds were left questioning their place in society. The Saunders reading calls them the “post-Decembrist” and points at the “social displacement” as a catalyst for the emergence … Continue reading →

The Peter and Paul Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg. The Cathedral houses the remains of all the Russian tsars and tsarinas from Peter I to Nicholas II (whose remains were delivered in 1998), minus Peter II … Continue reading →

During Stalin’s time as head of the Soviet Union he embarked upon an enterprise to reshape a large part of soviet work life. This reshaping was based around the education of communists for the purpose of “mastering technology” and replacing … Continue reading →

Discussion Question: To what extent did prisoners see themselves as participants in the Revolution? The final scene of the reading by Ekaterina Olitskaia involves the prisoners singing the patriotic song “Wide is my Country”, despite the fact that the country … Continue reading →

From around 1820 to the end of the 19th century, Russia started a second phase of expansions, annexing territories in Central Asia until Russia controlled a major chunk of the area. However, all was not well in Russia or its … Continue reading →