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Course name
Soviet and post-Soviet Russian History
Institution
University of Miami
Instructor
Krista Goff
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2020-08-18 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


This course is an introductory survey of the Soviet Union. Starting with the revolutionary years of the late Russian Empire, we will cover the political, social, economic, and cultural spheres of the utopian Soviet experiment in the 20th century, as well as the first 25 years of post-Soviet Russia. Lectures will address some of the following topics: World War One and the revolutions of 1917; civil war and war communism; Marxism-Leninism; the role of terror, nationalism, and ethnic relations in Soviet politics and society; Stalinism; World War Two; the Cold War; state reform and political dissent; and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union has been called an “Affirmative Action Empire” and an “Empire of Nations.” Embracing this approach, we will use primary source documents, novels, poems, songs, films, and images to explore the diverse range of daily experiences that comprised this vast multinational state.

For the Wikipedia project, I would like students to create new content as well as work on developing existing content. I know my students look at Wikipedia a lot, but many of the relevant pages are either underdeveloped in English or contain disproven information so there are a lot of possibilities for them to work with this semester.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Arslan2607 Andrei Gromyko Chernobyl exclusion zone, Afro-Russians
AbigailStern0702 Sephardic Judaism in the Soviet Union Umar Avturkharov, First All-Russian Women's Congress
Carson277 Afro-Russians, Homer Smith, Jr Andrei Gromyko, Chernobyl exclusion zone
Asdfghjkl448 Varvara Yakovleva (politician), Konkordiya Samoilova, Klavdiya Nikolayeva Women in the Russian Revolution, Zhenotdel
Nas197 Chernoe Znamia, Beznachalie, Anarchism in Russia
RJim312 Tambov Rebellion, Green armies Beznachalie, Anarchism in Russia, Chernoe Znamia
Jxs2643 Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin Russian traditional music
Petav.Jarl Parcham Gaik Ovakimian, Mirza Ibrahimov
Bgr28 Mirza Ibrahimov Gaik Ovakimian, Parcham
Rfgovaerts First All-Russian Women's Congress Umar Avturkharov, Sephardic Judaism in the Soviet Union, Sephardi Jews
BeatriceVelline Russian traditional music Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
Robbyhindy Chernobyl exclusion zone Afro-Russians, Andrei Gromyko
Adrian829 Gaik Ovakimian, Operation Whisper, Vasily Chapayev, Portland Spy Ring Parcham, Mirza Ibrahimov
PurpleHaze2022 The Provisional Council of the Chechen Republic Sephardic Judaism in the Soviet Union, First All-Russian Women's Congress
King Canine Women in the Russian Revolution Zhenotdel, Konkordiya Samoilova, Varvara Yakovleva (politician)
Wcoz98 Zhenotdel Women in the Russian Revolution, Varvara Yakovleva (politician), Konkordiya Samoilova

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Women's Studies

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Assignment - Exercise

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.


Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!


Assignment - Reflective essay