The aim of this course is to provide an opportunity for highly motivated and academic students to examine how the geography, ethnic diversity, and climate have affected the development of historic Russia. Much of the emphasis will be devoted to the understanding of life in the Tsarist Era, communist regime, and their respective collapses. Further exploration will be focused on the major contributions of Russian art, music, theater, and literature.

Units of study include:

• Land and Climate

• The Russian Past

• The Soviet Era

• Contemporary Russia