OK, you should go back and read what I wrote as an introduction for HIS 241.  All that is still valid as an introduction for HIS 242, but I would like to add one specific word for our study of twentieth-century Russia, "death."  It is hard to conceptualize just how many Russians died in the man-inflicted catastrophes of the twentieth century (See Matthew White's website on Man-Made Megadeaths of the Twentieth century), which might even reach the figure of 100 million.

Some recommended books Check some web (and some book) selected resources, such as maps and reference works, that we recommend to anyone interested in Russian history and culture.   Some recommended websites George Mitrevski, Auburn University, has some instructional materials for learning Russian.  There is available a site to learn Russian online.  If you are a bit more advanced, you can try the Russian Language mentor.  If you just want to learn the alphabet, try a Russian Alphabet tutorial. To follow current events in Russia, check:   The St. Petersburg Times, Nezavisimaia Gazeta (in Russian) or Pravda. For Russian cooking, check:  the Russian Cookbook, Russian Cooking (in Russian) or Russian Foods.com.

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