unknown/unknown (Creation date: 1959)

Indiana University. Radio and Television Service; Byrnes, Robert Francis

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. Byrnes's outline at the beginning of the episode includes: Analysis of the main developments in Russian history between 1860 and 1900. Begins with discussion of the abolition of serfdom in 1861. Follows with further reforms between 1861 and 1875. Finally discusses the Polish revolt of 1863. Examination of the response to these reforms in the 1880s and 1890s. Conclusion of lecture is an analysis of the Balkan crisis in 1878. 

Indiana University Department of History

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

1860/1900

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: GR00454484; Other: C388.28C; MDPI Barcode: 40000003338979; Collection Identifier: C388