HIST 3173 - Empire Building in Eurasia: Russian History to 1861

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An examination of the growth and development of medieval and early modern Russia from its origins in Kievan Rus’ to the Great Reforms. Special attention will be given to Russian contact and conflict with the peoples of Siberia and Central Asia as Russia expanded its territory east and south. The coming of Orthodoxy and its expansion along with the growth of the Russian state will also be central to the course.