Stalin and the Soviet Union
Back to List Make Booking Enquiry| Course: | Stalin and the Soviet Union |
| Tutor: | Dr Andrew Lacey |
| Date: | Tea Wednesday 25 – Breakfast Saturday 28 August |
| Res Fee From: | £290 |
| Non Res Fee: | £178 |
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This course will explore the life and career of Joseph Stalin and his impact upon the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. We will consider such topics as Stalin’s rise to power in the 1920s, industrialisation and terror in the 1930s, the Second World War, Soviet expansion after 1945 and the Cold War. We will also explore the place of the arts under Stalin, in particular the development of Socialist Realism. All-comers welcome. Tutor: Dr Andrew Lacey |
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Tutor Information
Dr Andrew Lacey
Dr Andrew Lacey completed a first degree in History followed by a postgraduate degree in Library and Information Studies. Since 1988 he worked as a professional librarian in a variety of Colleges and Universities and was College Librarian at Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1994 to 2005, and a member of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Architecture and History of Art from 2005 to 2008. In tandem with his professional career, Andrew has pursued his academic interests and teaching in continuing education. He is a tutor for both the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education and the University of Oxford Department of Continuing Education. His teaching and research work has included work on the English Civil War and the seventeenth century, the relationship between art and power, and twentieth century European history. He has published many articles and essays on aspects of seventeenth century history. In 1999 he was awarded a Doctorate by the University of Leicester for research on the cult of King Charles I, and the fruits of his work were published by Boydell & Brewer in 2003.
For further details about Dr Andrew Lacey please visit his website: http://www.andrewlacey.co.uk/
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