Student Resources

Dr. Peter Whitewood (York St. John University, UK) has written an authoritative account of Stalin's purge of the Red Army in the lead up to the Second World War. He joined us to talk about the history of state violence in Russia prior to 1917 and how terror became an important feature of the Soviet system after the October Revolution.

This book provides chapters covering a range of the most popular HSC Modern History topics across the entire course. It includes accessible introduction to the topics and suggestions for further research (see link for topics included).

In this episode, we talked to Professor Pierre Asselin about the Second Indochina War. The episode provides useful insights for students studying Conflict in Indochina and the Cold War for HSC Modern History.

In this episode, we talked to Professor Mark Edele (Hansen Chair in History at the University of Melbourne). Mark's forthcoming book, Debates on Stalinism (Manchester UP, 2020), provides an up-to-date and insightful introduction to the English language historiography of Stalinism. It is a brilliant book and a very useful resource for anyone teaching this period of Soviet history.

This episode provides a broad overview of Stalinism based on Professor Hoffman’s book, The Stalinist Era (2018). It is useful for those students studying Russia and the USSR, 1917 – 1941 (National Study).