Learner Reviews & Feedback for Stalin and Stalinism in Russian History by National Research University Higher School of Economics

History from the neo-liberal perspective. Tendentious and lopsided to be point of being comical at times.

Really helpful course, it gives you an outline of Modern Russian History.

Excellent course ! I've enrolled in several Coursera Courses and this is one of the best. Professor Filatova has designed a clear and wide syllabus, the issues are well fundamented and it "opens space" for further research. Good study materials and presentation on the whole. Clara Águas

A wonderful introduction to Stalin's era and aftermath. It also helps me to see why Russia is in its current status.

This was quite detailed. There is so much to be learned from this class. And to think, it all is relatively recent history. Thank you.

A great course. A very interesting topic that gives a lot of details. A good course for people interested in history. The assignments at the end of the lecture help to remember all the material.

Excellent course. Very well prepared, the talk of lecturer is interesting, the content itself is intriguing.

This is one of the best courses that I have taken on Coursera. I really learned a lot! It is very well presented and the system of writing something every week is a great learning tool. Excellent Professor. Very proficient mentor, too. Thank you very much for the opportunity to learn so much about Stalin and Soviet life.

This course was very interesting. I learnt a lot about Russian history and I was happy to read the book recommended.

Very good course for interested persons that covers a large part of 20th century Russia.

The best course to understand the Russian History for 20th Century.

Really nice and interesting video lectures for each chapter.

I really like the friendly atmosphere form other students who check your weekly "homework".

100% recommend.

Very Good course to supplement study of Soviet history!

magnificient course

Interesting and relevant course for today.

Very interesting course. Well taught and good materials. Note that coursework relies on weekly mini-essays and a final longer essay.

For those interested in World history this course is absolutely necessary.

Excellent!

An excellent introduction to one of the most important figures of the 20th century. Clearly and simply presented this course encourages the student to find out more. The assignments were challenging and thought-provoking.

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A very interesting review of recent Russian and Soviet history, offering a good insight into the person and the times that created it and influenced much of Russian society today. The lectures are easy to follow and nicely descriptive. The weekly essays, required for completion of the course, were thought-provoking, and the range of ideas and perspectives presented in the student essays (peer review of which also is required) was very interesting, too.There were only a few minor problems; for example, sometimes the script for each lecture, which is provided below the lecture video area, wasn't correct because of mistyping or misunderstanding of what was spoken. Also, in a couple of cases, the peer-review forms had rating sections that were confusing or not exactly correct for the specific essay being reviewed. But overall, it was an excellent course, presented in a balanced and professional way.

Very informative and objective account of Stalinism with wide background (from Lenin till today) allowing to see "the bigger picture". Highly recommended for anybody interested in 20th century history and/or trying to understand Russia and Soviet Union.

Excellent course -- very informative, directed us to a lot of external resources. I also enjoyed the professor's presentation. The topics she presented most of the time were certainly not jovial and her presentation reflected the seriousness with which she treated the topics.

I recommend this course to anyone interested in Russian history, or this period in either western or eastern European history.

Really good review of the subject

Deep and insightful

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