For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course home page.
| WEEK | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENT | POINTS | GRADE |
| 1 | Introduction
and Themes in Russian History |
Introduction paragraph | 50 | |
| 2 | Origins
of Rus' |
Primary Chronicle paragraph | 50 | |
| 3 | Rise of
Moscow and the Gathering of the Lands |
Last Refund Date/ Blackboard Sign-In Deadline |
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| 4 | Ivan IV and
the Time of Troubles |
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| 5 | Peter the Great | Inheritance paragraph | 50 | |
| 6 | Catherine the
Great |
Inactive Student Withdrawal Date | ||
| 7 | Alexander I
and Napoleon |
Midterm exam |
200 | |
| 8 | The Decembrists | Decembrists
paragraph |
50 | |
| 9 | Nicholas I
and Official Nationality |
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| 10 | A Marvelous
Decade |
Belinskii paragraph Last Withdrawal Date |
50 | |
| 11 | Alexander II
and the Great Reforms |
Turgenev paper |
100 | |
| 12 | The
Revolutionary Movement |
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| 13 | A Golden Age
of Russian Culture |
Russian Culture paper |
100 | |
| 14 | Reaction and
Modernization under Alexander III and Nicholas II |
Witte
paragraph |
50 | |
| 15 | Whither
Russia in the Twentieth Century? |
Final
exam Course End Date |
250 | |
| Any Week | Online Discussion (Post ten times during the course.) | 50 | ||
| Any Week | Extra Credit | |||
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 | |||
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F
Please note that your enrollment in this course is subject to the general ELI rules and regulations. Please be sure to review these procedural matters before beginning your course work. The ELI regulations are in addition to the specific course assignments described as part of this web site.