Iconic depiction of Ivan IV, "Groznyi," often called "Ivan the Terrible," but "Ivan the Awesome" would be a better translation.

COURSES I AM TEACHING THIS SEMESTER (SPRING 2017):

HUMS 101: Modern History
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HIST 440: History of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991
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Other courses I teach:

HIST 103: Introduction to History
[most recent syllabus]

HIST 350: A History of Rock and Roll: counter-culture and capitalism
[most recent syllabus]

HIST 304: History of the Russian Empire, 1689-1917
[most recent syllabus]

CSHS 503: Social Theory
[most recent syllabus]

CSHS 552: Selected Topics in History: The Modern State and Mass Violence
[most recent syllabus]

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"The truth is, when all is said and done, one does not teach a subject, one teaches a student how to learn it."

Jacques Barzun