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Academic Year 2002/2003

Russian Politics
GOVT 274 FA

After a brief review of the character of the Soviet political and economic system, the course moves on to analyze the reasons for the collapse of the USSR. In the second half we examine the challenges facing President Putin, and politics and economics of the new states that have emerged in the former Soviet Union.

MAJOR READINGS

Hedrick Smith, THE RUSSIAN
Boris Yeltsin, MY STRUGGLE FOR RUSSIA
S. White (ed.) DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIAN AND POST SOVIET POLITICS
K. Dawisha & B. Parrott (eds.) RUSSIA AND THE NEW STATES OF EURASIA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm, term paper, short assignments.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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