Topic 1: Marxist Economics. An introduction to the Marxian economic theory of capitalism through the study of Karl Marx's Capital, volume I, and of its contemporary relevance. Economics 357K and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C in each; or consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic 1), Government 324J, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 348.1, GOV 324J Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 3: Governments and Politics of Russia. Issues of nationalism and state-building facing Russia and its neighbors. Evaluation of the post-Soviet experience from the perspectives of both domestic and foreign policy. Government 336M and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 4: Politics in Southeast Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 361 (Topic 13: Politics in Southeast Europe); Government 328N; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 4). Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 5: History of Russia to 1917. Survey of Russian history from seventeenth-century Muscovy to the fall of the Romanovs in 1917. Same as: HIS 343L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: History of Russia since 1917. A survey of Russian history from the revolution of 1917 to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Same as: HIS 343M Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Political Development in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 365N (Topic 4: Political Development in Eastern Europe and Latin America); Latin American Studies 337M (Topic 6: Political Development in Eastern Europe and Latin America); Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 7).

Topic 8: Politics in Southern Europe. Comparative analysis of development politics in capitalist and socialist systems in southwestern and southeastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 361 (Topic 12: Politics in Southern Europe); Government 328M; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 8). Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 9: German Unification: Problems and Prospects. A brief history of Germany since 1815, the contemporary German state and its institutions, and perspectives for the current decade. Only one of the following may be counted: Germanic Civilization 360E (Topic: German Reunification: Problems and Prospects); Government 365N (Topic: German Reunification: Problems and Prospects); Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 9). Additional prerequisite: For government majors, six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 10: The Military in Politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 365G, 365N (Topic 3); Latin American Studies 337M (Topic 9); Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 365G, LAS 337M.9 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 11: Germany in the Twentieth Century. Survey of German political and military institutions, economic development, culture, and society. Only one of the following may be counted: History 337N, Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Germany in the 20th Century), 352C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 337N, LAH 352C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.5.

Topic 12: Stalinist Russia. History 350L (Topic 41) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Same as: HIS 350L.41 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Russian Economic Development since 1917. The growth of the planned economy in industry, agriculture, and labor. Economics 346K and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C in each, and six additional semester hours of coursework in social science; or consent of instructor.

Topic 14: Political Economy of International Crises. Examines several dimensions of the ongoing crises in the world economic order and the interrelationships among them. Problem areas covered are neoliberalism, international money, debt, famine, immigration, and energy shocks. Economics 357L and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Economics 304K and 304L with a grade of at least C in each, and six additional semester hours of coursework in social science.

Topic 15: Understanding the Cold War. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 16: Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Examines the major political, social, and cultural events that shaped Eastern European society in the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 16), History 362G (Topic 7), 362Q, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.16, HIS 362Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: Introduction to the Holocaust. Examines the mass killing of Jews and other victims in the context of Nazi Germany's quest for race and space during World War II. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 346 (Topic 17), History 362D, 362G (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 362G (Topic 3), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 364 (Topic 6), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Introduction to the Holocaust), 335 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: Southeast Europe in the Twentieth Century. Explores the key events and developments of Southeastern Europe, the region commonly referred to as the Balkans, in the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 18), History 362G (Topic 9), 362S, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 8), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 18). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.18, HIS 362S, J S 364.8 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 19: World War II in Eastern Europe. Examines the war in Eastern Europe with a particular emphasis on occupation, collaboration, and resistance; the Holocaust; and the connection between ethnic cleansing, population transfer, and the establishment of communism in postwar Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 12), History 350L (Topic 79), 361I, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 11), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 19). Same as: EUS 346.12, HIS 361I, J S 364.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: German Nationalisms. History of diverse views and movements regarding German national identity within their respective contexts, 1800-present. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 22), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 361K, Government 365N (Topic 6), 365N (Topic 19), 368T, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 20). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.22, GOV 368T, GSD 361K Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Causes of War. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 360G, 360N (Topic 2), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Causes of War), 335 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 360G

Topic 22: Politics of New Democracies. Examination of the process of democratization and factors related to its success. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 365N (Topic 13), Latin American Studies 337M (Topic: Politics of New Democracies), 337M (Topic 15), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Politics of New Democracies), 335 (Topic 22). Additional prerequisite: For government majors, six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Jews of Eastern Europe. Explores the history and culture of Jews in Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: History 362G (Topic 8), 362R, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 7), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 357 (Topic 13), 357E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 362R, J S 364.7, R S 357E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Political Warfare and Propaganda. Examine the phenomenon of political warfare in a contemporary global context, focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe. Explore the evolution of techniques of political warfare, including psychological warfare and propaganda. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 360N (Topic: Political Warfare/Propaganda), 364V, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Political Warfare/Propaganda), 335 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 364V Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 25: Revolutionary Russia. An in depth examination of the political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics at work in early twentieth-century Russia. Only one of the following may be counted: History 343R, 350L (Topic: Revolutionary Russia), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Revolutionary Russia), 335 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 343R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Criminal Punishment in Russia. Examine the theories of criminal responsibility from a legal perspective. Explore the application of criminal punishment in Russia in the Imperial, Soviet and modern eras. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Criminal Punishment in Russia) and 335 (Topic 26) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: Reacting to Revolutionary Ideas. Explore revolutionary themes in Western and non-Western countries during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Reacting/Revolutionary Ideas), 351G, Russian, East Europeans, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Reacting/Revoltn Ideas: HON), 335 (Topic 27) Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: LAH 351G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a grade point average of at least 3.50. Restrictions: Restricted to Plan I majors in the College of Liberal Arts.

Topic 28: Russian and Soviet Film: Uses of History. Explore twentieth-century Russian history through its representation in film. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Rus/Soviet Film: Uses of Hist), 350L (Topic 93), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Rus/Soviet Film: Uses of Hist), 335 (Topic 28). Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 29: Environmental History of Eastern Europe. Explore and relate commodification of nature, the climate crisis, and preserving biodiversity from the past and present. Investigate how human societies have changed their environments and how the environment has influenced the courses of societies through case studies from the ecological impact of the Teutonic Crusades to nuclear waste management in Chernobyl. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 43), History 362U, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Envir Hist: Cent E Euro/Rus), 335 (Topic 29). Three lecture hours per week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.43, HIS 362U Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: Technology and Society in Modern Eastern Europe and Russia. Learn how technologies and social changes shape each other. Use case studies from Eastern Europe and Russia from the Industrial Revolution to the Era of AI. Explore the industrialization of production and consumption, the professionalization of engineering, the emergence of multidivisional industrial enterprises, the relationship between humans and machines, the uses of "cheap nature", and technological utopianism. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 44), History 361V, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 30). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.44, HIS 361V Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 31: Security and Policy in Eastern Europe and Russia. Examine key contemporary security issues and policy dilemmas through the perspective of post-communist Eastern European countries in the context of European Union (EU) enlargement waves, and in the framework of their membership in supranational organizations. Consider the transformation of regional states' national security strategies, threat perception, and priorities transitioning from former Warsaw pact to full-fledged EU and NATO membership in shaping their respective national security priorities. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic 13), Government 362U, 365N (Topic: Security/Policy E Eur/Rus), Russian, Eastern Europe, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Security/Policy E Eur/Rus), 335 (Topic 31). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 348.13, GOV 362U Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 32: European Espionage 1914-1989. Examine the development and transformation of espionage, intelligence, and surveillance in Europe from the first World War to the end of the Cold War. Only one of the following may be counted: History 361S, 362G (Topic: European Espionage 1914-89), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 32). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 361S Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 33: Political Ideologies and Manifestos. Survey major political ideologies like socialism, capitalism, and fascism; as well as the more recent so-called "Fourth Political Theory of Russian ideologue Aleksandr Dugin, (variable) popular ideologies, and internet manifestos. Explore each ideology through original texts and utopian/dystopian representations in popular culture (e.g., literature, film, music, graphic art, architecture, design). Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic 16), Government 324C, Religious Studies 335C, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Polit Ideologies/Manifestos), 335 (Topic 33). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 348.16, GOV 324C, R S 335C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 34: Populism in Central and Eastern Europe. Survey the political nature, profile, and patterns of populism in selected post-communist democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. Examine populism in terms of impact on agenda setting, political process, and governance of the region in focus at specific national and European Union-wide levels. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic 12), Government 324D, 360N (Topic: Populism Central/E Europe), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Populism Central/E Europe), 335 (Topic 34). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 348.12, GOV 324D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 35: Socialism's Past and Futures. Examine ordinary people's experience of socialism in the Soviet Union and the plural interpretations of this experience after the USSR's collapse. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324U, History 326E, 366N (Topic: Socialism's Past and Futures), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 35). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 324U, HIS 326E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 36: Intelligence and Espionage in the Eastern Bloc. Examine the specific national approaches to foreign and domestic intelligence and espionage of former Communist bloc countries from early twentieth century to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic 19), Government 324E, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 36). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 348.19, GOV 324E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 37: Geography in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Explore alternatives to nation-state imaginaries across Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Examine spatial thinking, utopia, dystopia, the history of geosciences, counter-mapping, and the decolonial geopoetics of space. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 78), Geography 328E, History 361U, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 37). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323.78, GRG 328E, HIS 361U Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 38: East European Transnational Worlds to 1914. Examine an overview of major developments in the economic, political, social, cultural, and gender and sexuality fields of East European history before 1914. Explore diplomacy, institutional legacies of war and peace, urban and rural developments and inequalities, spaces of language and religion, race, labor migration, and the arts. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 331E, History 361T, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 38). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GRG 331E, HIS 361T Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 39: Cold War Eastern Europe. Discover the primary historical developments of the post-war period in Eastern Europe from the imposition of communism in 1945 until its collapse in 1989. Explore political, economic, and cultural transformations of the Cold War. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 45), History 362O, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 39). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.45, HIS 362O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 40: Economic Development in Post-Communist States. Relate broad issues of economic development across the post-communist space since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Question and explore concepts, assumptions, and tools we use to assess development. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 47), Government 324F, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Econ Dev Post Comm States), 335 (Topic 40). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.47, GOV 324F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 41: Nature and Politics in Post-Communist States. Explore the key issues related to the political economy of human-nature interactions in post-communist countries, including politics of point-source natural resources, diffuse resources, and the commons. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 49), Government 324I, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 41). Three lecture hours per week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.49, GOV 324I Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 42: Russia and Ukraine in World History. Focus on multicultural history, shared imperial and national spaces, and geopolitics of entangled Russian-Ukrainian relations. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 46), History 361W, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Rus and Ukraine in Wrld Hist), 335 (Topic 42). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.46, HIS 361W Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 43: Central Asian Politics and Economies. Relate major political and economic issues of post-Soviet Central Asia from Soviet legacy and regime types to state-business relations and investment environment. Learn about the characteristics that unite and distinguish the Central Asian region. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 336C, Government 324G, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Central Asian Pol and Econ), 335 (Topic 43). Three lecture hours a week for one semester Same as: ANS 336C, GOV 324G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 44: War and Genocide: The Holocaust. Examine the Holocaust as part of Nazi Germany's quest to build a new racial order. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 17), 346 (Topic 55), History 362D, 362G (Topic 3), 362V, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 6), 364 (Topic 27), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 17), 335 (topic 44). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.55, HIS 362V, J S 364.27 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 45: Legacies of World War II in Eastern Europe. Examine the complex and dynamic legacies of World War II and questions of memory, identity, and politics from 1945 to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 362T, History 366N (Topic: Legacies/WWII/East Europe), 362W, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 28), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 45). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GSD 362T, HIS 362W, J S 364.28 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.