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2026-2027 Binghamton University Academic Guide 
    
2026-2027 Binghamton University Academic Guide

HIST 225 - Imperial Russia




This course is a survey of Imperial Russia from 1682 to 1917. Students examine the legacy of Peter the Great, the evolution of autocracy, modernization, imperial power, the intelligentsia, the nationalities problem, the Great Reforms, revolutionary and women’s movements, the Revolution of 1905, and the last attempts to consolidate tsarist authority. 4 credits.