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Frontiers of Europe: Ukraine since 1500
HIST 41

Course Information

Description

The history of Ukrainian territory and its people within a broad context of political, social and cultural changes in Eastern Europe in the course of the half of a millennium. Special emphasis on the role of Ukraine as a cultural frontier of Europe, positioned on the border between settled areas and Eurasian steppes, Christianity and Islam, Orthodoxy and Catholicism, as well as a battleground of major imperial and national projects of modern era.

Course Notes

This course meets the "Beyond North America" History Concentration requirement. Former course number "Hist 1270."

Class Notes

This class requires students to enroll in an untimed, placeholder section during registration and to submit time preferences.  Sections will be assigned immediately after registration based on student interest and preferences.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department History
Course Component Lecture
Subject History
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 10, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students