Stephen V. Bittner
Associate Professor of History
Teaching
"Cadres decide everything"
From Stalin's speech to the graduates of the Red Army Academy, 1935 (artist, G. Klutsis)
Teaching
The following are brief descriptions of the courses I teach, as well as sample reading lists and schedules. If you are ordering books, please note that I often vary my reading lists each semester, and the books listed here may not be books assigned in class. Current syllabi are available upon request.
History 202 (Development of the Modern World)
History 380 (Twentieth-Century World)
History 412 (Twentieth-Century Europe)
History 415 (Eastern Europe to 1918)
History 416 (Eastern Europe after 1918)
History 417 (Russian Empire)
History 418 (Fall of Communism)
History 419 (Soviet Union)
History 498 (Seminar: Stalinism)
History 498 (Seminar: Soviet Culture)
I also supervise M.A. exams in modern European and modern Russian history, and am the coordinator for undergraduate internships.
Students who are writing a paper in one of my classes may find it useful to consult my style guide.