HST 445 - History of Northeastern Europe

Credits: 3

A study of the cultural, political, and intellectual history of the Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Croats, Slovenes and Hungarians, who occupy the northern tier of Eastern Europe. Special attention is given to the roles of the Habsburg and Russian empires in shaping the historical destinies of these peoples and to the roots and consequences of the forces of nationalism in the region.