unknown/unknown (Creation date: 1959)

Indiana University. Radio and Television Service

Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. 

This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. This episode contains: Discussion of the last 2.5 years of the war between Russia and Germany. Time period: between Feb. 3rd 1943 (end of the battle of Stalingrad) and the fall of Berlin in May of 1945. Analysis of the reasons that Russia won against Germany after Stalingrad. Discussion of Russian territorial gains in 1943. Next, discussion of Russian gains in 1944, including Finland, the Balkans, etc. Finally, focus on the 1945 capture of Berlin. 

Russia --Study and teaching (Higher) --Indiana --Bloomington.

1943-02-03/1945-05

Robert F. Byrnes papers

University Archives

English

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Film

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ADDITIONAL CITATION INFORMATION:
[Item], Robert F. Byrnes papers, Collection C388, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

An Indiana University Radio and Television Service presentation produced in cooperation with the I.U. Department of History with a grant from the Ford Foundation; a Television Correspondence Course.

Other: GR00454474; Other: C388.34A; MDPI Barcode: 40000003339076; Collection Identifier: C388