Pensum/læringskrav

Grunnbok:

• Riasanovsky, Nicholas og Steinberg, Mark. A History of Russia. 8. utgave. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Kapitler 1-42. (6. og 7. utgave kan også brukes.)

Artikler/bokkapitler (legges ut i Canvas):

• Hellie, Richard. "Slavery and Serfdom in Russia". I A Companion to Russian History, redigert av Abbott Gleason, 105-120. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
• Kolstø, Pål. Russland: folket, historien, politikken, kulturen. Oslo: Aschehoug, 2008. S. 147-175.
• Flier, Michael S. "Political ideals and rituals". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume I: From Early Rus' to 1689, redigert av Maureen Perrie, 387-408. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Khodakovsky, Michael. "Non-Russian subjects". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume I: From Early Rus' to 1689, redigert av Maureen Perrie, 520-538. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 
• Weeks, Theodore R. "Managing empire: tsarist nationalities policy". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, redigert av Dominic Lieven, 27-44. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Hamburg, Gary M. "Russian political thought: 1700-1917". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, redigert av Dominic Lieven, 116-144. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Snyder, Timothy. "Ukrainians and Poles". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, redigert av Dominic Lieven, 165-183. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Nathans, Benjamin. "Jews". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, redigert av Dominic Lieven, 184-201. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Zakharova, Larisa. "The reign of Alexander II: a watershed?". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, redigert av Dominic Lieven, 593-616. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• von Hagen, Mark. "The First World War, 1914-1918". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume III: The Twentieth Century, redigert av Ronald Grigor Suny, 94-113. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Raleigh, Donald J. "The Russian civil war, 1917-1922". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume III: The Twentieth Century, redigert av Ronald Grigor Suny, 140-167. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Shearer, David R. "Stalinism". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume III: The Twentieth Century, redigert av Ronald Grigor Suny, 192-216. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Barber, John og Harrison, Mark. "Patriotic war, 1941-1945". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume III: The Twentieth Century, redigert av Ronald Grigor Suny, 1217-242. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
• Smith, Jeremy. "Non-Russians in the Soviet Union and after". I The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume III: The Twentieth Century, redigert av Ronald Grigor Suny, 495-521. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Primærkildetekster fra Readings in Russian Civilization, bind 1-3 (legges ut i Canvas):

• "The Russian Primary Chronicle. Excerpts". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 1: Russia Before Peter the Great, 900-1700, redigert av Thomas Riha, 1-11.Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• "The Law Code of 1649 [Ulozjenije]. Excerpts". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 1: Russia Before Peter the Great, 900-1700, redigert av Thomas Riha, 154-161.Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• "Catherine the Great's 'Instructions'. Excerpts". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 2: Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, redigert av Thomas Riha, 252-255. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• Radishchev, Alexander. "A Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow. Excerpts". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 2: Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, redigert av Thomas Riha, 261 og 266-279. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• Pobedonostsev, Konstantin. "The Falsehood of Democracy". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 2: Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, redigert av Thomas Riha, 390-401. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• "Industrial Workers in the 1880s. From the Reports of Factory Inspectors". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 2: Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, redigert av Thomas Riha, 409-415. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• "The Russian Village, Summer 1917". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 3: Soviet Russia, 1917-Present, redigert av Thomas Riha, 507-512. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
• Chernov, Victor. "Russia's One-Day Parliament". I Readings in Russian Civilization, Volume 3: Soviet Russia, 1917-Present, redigert av Thomas Riha, 513-516. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969.

Primærkildetekster fra Richard Sakwa, The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991 (London: Routledge, 1999) (legges ut i Canvas):

• Document 3.14: Kautsky on the Russian Revolution
• Document 3.15: Lenin's Response to Kautsky
• Document 3.21: Discipline in the Comintern
• Document 3.24: Programme of the Kronstadt Insurgents
• Document 4.4: Lenin Attacks the Church
• Document 5.3: Stalin on 'The Liquidation of the Kulaks as a Class'
• Document 5.4: Horror in the Village

Primærkildetekster fra nettressursen Seventeen Moments in Soviet History:

• First Soviet Criminal Code: The Criminal Code of the RSFSR, 1922. Excerpts
• Mass Repressions: Nikolai Ezhov, Operational Order. July 30, 1937