A History of Eastern Europe

Experience the astounding history of one of the world's most fascinating places, in this course that explains the complicated context of Eastern Europe.

• By This Professor
• 01: The Other Europe: Deep Roots of Diversity
• 02: Formative Migrations: Mongols to Germans
• 03: Clashing Golden Ages, 1389–1772
• 04: The Great Crime of Empires: Poland Divided
• 05: The Origins of Nationalism, 1815–1863
• 06: The Age of Empires, 1863–1914
• 07: Jewish Life in the Shtetl
• 08: World War I: Destruction and Rebirth
• 09: From Democrats to Dictators, 1918–1939
• 10: Caught between Hitler and Stalin
• 11: World War II: The Unfamiliar Eastern Front
• 12: The Holocaust and the Nazi Racial Empire
• 13: Postwar Flight and Expulsion
• 14: Behind the Iron Curtain, 1945–1953
• 15: Forest Brothers: Baltic Partisan Warfare
• 16: Life in Totalitarian Captivity, 1953–1980
• 17: Power of the Powerless: Revolts and Unrest
• 18: Solidarity in Poland: Walesa’s Union
• 19: Toppling Idols: The Communist Collapse
• 20: The Turn: The Post-Soviet 1990s
• 21: Yugoslav Wars: Milosevic and Balkan Strife
• 22: The New Europe: Joining NATO and the EU
• 23: The Unfolding Ukraine-Russia Crisis
• 24: Eastern Europe at the Crossroads