Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionGETC Area 4 This course is a survey of Russian history from 1861 to the present. It examines the major social, political, and economic developments that have shaped Russian society and culture. Special attention is given to Russian culture, politics, and protest during the 19th century, the revolutions of 1917 and the Bolshevik rise to power, the creation and expansion of the Soviet state under Stalin, the decline and collapse of Soviet power, and Russia in the 21st century. 