Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate interpretations of a deeply contentious subject
- Assess the links between ideology and society
- Explain the role of a key individual in shaping history
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate your ability to communicate under pressure of a timed unseen examination
- Show increasing confidence in group discussion
- Explain your ideas effectively in written exercises
- Handle a range of primary and secondary sources (in translation) with an appropriate degree of sophistication
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The social and cultural as well as political characteristics of Stalinism
- The basis of Stalin’s personal autocracy
- The role of the state bureaucracy within the Stalinist system
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 36 |
Independent Study | 264 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
McDermott, K (2006). Stalin: Revolutionary in an Era of War. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
McCauley, M (2008). Stalin and Stalinism. Harlow: Pearson Longman.
Service, R (2003). A History of Modern Russia: from Nicholas ll to Putin. London: Penguin.
Davies, S. & Harris, J. (eds) (2005). Stalin: A New History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Rees, E.A. (ed.) (2004). The Nature of Stalin’s Dictatorship: The Politburo 1924-1953. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
McCauley, M (2008). The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. Harlow: Pearson Longman.
Brown, A (2007). Seven Years that Changed the World: Perestroika in Perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Khlevniuk, O. V (2004). Master of the House: Stalin and his Inner Circle. New York & London: Yale University Press.
Hoffmann, D.L (2011). Cultivating the Masses: Modern State Practices and Soviet Socialism 1914-1939. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Edele, M (2011). Stalinist Society 1928-1953. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ree, E. van (2002). The Political Thought of Joseph Stalin: A Study in Twentieth-century Revolutionary Patriotism. London: Routledge.
McLoughlin, B. & McDermott, K. (eds) (2004). Stalin’s Terror: High Politics and Repression in the Soviet Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chubarov, A (2001). Russia’s Bitter Path to Modernity: A History of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras. New York: Continuum.
Fitzpatrick, S (2004). Stalinism: New Directions. London: Routledge.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal feedback: • You will engage in structured seminars based on set reading of both primary sources and extracts from secondary works, with occasional presentations of short papers which will be reviewed in class • You will be encouraged to discuss preparation for your formal assessment with your tutor • You will have the opportunity to seek individual advice on your work in progress from your tutor • Guidance and advice in class on preparation, completion and presentation of assignments will be available to you The formal assessments set out below will promote skills of analysis and critical thinking and also reinforce organisational, planning and writing skills.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 60% |
Written assignment | 40% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External