HIST 388: Empire and Nation in Eastern Europe

This course explores the far-flung reaches of Europe, from the Balkans to the Baltic Sea, the Carpathians Mountains to the Caucasus. Beginning with the Revolutions of 1848, topics examined include the emergence of Czech and Ukrainian national identities, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires during WWI, interwar right-wing authoritarianism in Poland and Hungary, partisan warfare in Yugoslavia during WWII, communist dictatorship in Romania, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain, and integration of post-communist states into Western institutions like NATO and the EU.