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Back to Russian History: from Lenin to Putin

Learner Reviews & Feedback for Russian History: from Lenin to Putin by University of California, Santa Cruz

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About the Course

In this course, Peter Kenez, Professor Emeritus at UC Santa Cruz, explains the events of modern Russian history and introduces its most
significant actors—from Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin.
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RS

Sep 14, 2020

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I found that course had a central theme, the incompatibility of the Communist structures with an increase in the standard of living, that was well documented from the time of Lenin to that of Putin.

SM

Jul 18, 2022

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Very informative and well presented. Professor Kenez gives a thorough explanation of why Russia is what it is. It's the history from the Czarist regime to the common era. Thank you, Professor!

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By asma a

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Sep 14, 2022

It was a very good course

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By ALESSANDRA M

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Oct 17, 2022

Very interestin gcourse

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By Bassel H

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Nov 8, 2024

the professor is great

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By Sandra M

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Mar 11, 2023

An essential course !

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By Faizan A

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Aug 1, 2024

Really Inspiring

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By Gabo J ( J

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Dec 2, 2022

Excelente curso

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By Adnan K

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Feb 12, 2023

Great course.

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By Abzal K

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Dec 31, 2024

Супер

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By Sam T

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Mar 22, 2021

Great

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By Gail S

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May 7, 2023

I loved this course as my goal was to learn why this demented country of Russia was pursuing war with Ukraine and I believe that I now have the answer. Our professor was not the easiest teacher to learn from - his accent made his words hard to follow at times and the written notes, which should have been an easier route to learning, were often incorrectly transcribed. It was also apparent that Professor Kenez had a huge degree of sympathy for Russia and its citizens - perhaps bordering at times to a degree of bias towards Russia and even now Putin! Overall, Russia has a HUGE history and it would be impossible to learn every action, person and nuance. So the brief synopsis that was this course, was quite sufficient to learn the basics and more. And it certainly sparked my hunger for more history!

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By Helene G W

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Nov 20, 2022

The professor is very knowledgeable, and the selection of events is relevant and consistent. Sometimes the course lacks a bit of objectivity, and there are too many true/false questions in the tests about things that are not that black and white.

I did enjoy the videos, and the stop questions in between are good to check comprehension of the most important parts. I think the discussion prompts should be mandatory, because if everyone participates in that, students will get more and faster feedback, and it is a valuable part of understanding the course.

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By Emily M

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Jul 16, 2021

I was always interested in Russian history and culture but I never had the opportunity to really dig into it. When I saw the course, I enrolled immediately and I am glad that I did so. Although the point of view was a little "american", it still was fascinating and objective. It really gave me the knowledge I expected and motivated me to learn more about the subjects taught and make my own opinions about every incident mentioned. Thank you prof. Kenez!

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By Satyajit K

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Aug 10, 2021

Very elaborative presentation of Russian history by Prof. Peter Kenez. But, very limited insight is given on Soviet economic progress, scientific advances or its foreign relations during the tenure of different Soviet premiers. The causes and subsequent repercussions of Soviet's Afgan war are not discussed.

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By Anne S

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Aug 9, 2022

Good overview, especially over more recent Russian history. I found it interesting, learned things and especially enjoyed working on an essay at the end. I would have liked the lectures to be a bit more concise, and sometimes the quiz questions seemed a bit arbitrary to me.

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By Diego S

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Oct 2, 2023

Rather good, it will clarify you in detail enough what happened in the last century in Russia.

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By Ian T

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Mar 6, 2022

An interesting short course on Russian History, fills in some of the gaps in my knowledge.

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By Stephen S

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Oct 16, 2023

Fairly basic and not too challenging but appreciate overview and lecturer.

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By Jose C

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May 4, 2023

The course speaker is very knowledgeable but his speech too monotone.

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By Царёва М

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Mar 2, 2022

Russian policy is being assessed from an American point of view

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By Kristina D

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May 14, 2023

nice

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By Soren G

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Mar 2, 2021

I would have given 5 stars with more detail and depth. I think the professor was very knowledgeable and good at explaining the connections, but I felt the course was too short.

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By Gideon J G

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Mar 7, 2024

I often could not hear what the Professor said in the lecture.

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By vimesy

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Nov 20, 2022

Disappointed about this one. trying to condense this vast history clearly damaged the quality of the course. it mostly presents very basic points without trying to explain or analysing them. the result is a boring, unmemorable heap of unconnected information.

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By Софі М

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Oct 16, 2024

We have talked enough about these terrorists. Stop giving them a platform. Stop it already! And I recommend that the professor find another hobby!

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