Of The Big Three Allied leaders in World War II, we covered Winston Churchill in a prior course; now we focus our attention on Joseph Stalin. In a future course we will explore FDR. We learn about the rise of Stalin, his ideology, and life in Stalinist Russia. Attendance at the previous course is not a pre-requisite. Revised course

• Week 1: Stalin the Georgian, the early years
• Week 2: Revolution and civil war
• Week 3: Stalin the ideologue
• Week 4: Discipline by revolver- industrialization and purge of the party
• Week 5: 1939-1942: The Great Patriotic War, Part 1
• Week 6: 1943-1945: The Great Patriotic War, Part 2
• Week 7: Stalinist Russia