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Fe University to offer Russian history course

MERCER, Wis. — For those interested in learning more about the other superpower of the second half of the 20th Century, Fe University is offering a Russian history class.

Retired Lawrence University professor Michael Hittle will teach the four-week class at the Mercer Public Library.

“This course will introduce students to some of the main themes of Russian’s history: its vast geographical scope; its diverse population; an authoritarian political tradition; an hierarchical social order; problems of economic development; and a long-established cultural tradition that centers on tension...