HIST 340: Ukraine: Between Putin and the West

Department
School
College Liberal Arts/Sciences
Credits 2
Degree Attributes
AU: Global Perspective,
SoAD: Humanities,
CoB: Humanities
This course examines Ukraine's tumultuous history, from its Kievan Rus' origins a millennium ago, through its first founding as a nation state in 1917, to the present. Ukraine's ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity has been its strength and weakness. Pulled between East and West, democracy and authoritarianism, Ukraine has struggled to find its place between European and the world powers.