| Course Title: Contemporary Russian Politics: From Lenin to Putin |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: Russia was transformed by communist revolution into a global superpower that challenged the dominant ideologies of liberalism and nationalism. It became a powerful alternative to capitalism. In 1991, this imperial state collapsed and underwent an economic, political, and cultural revolution. What explains the Soviet Union's success for 70 years and its demise in 1991? What sort of country is Russia as it enters the twenty-first century? Is it a democracy? How has Russia's transformation affected ordinary people and Russia's relationship to the West? |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Constantine Pleshakov | 413-538-2649 | cpleshak@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 01:30PM - 02:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 422 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Taught in English. |
| Course Tags | ||
| POLIT-COMPAR | POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield | This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses). |
| IR0001 | INTREL: International Relations major | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Who Lost Russia?: How the World Entered a New Cold War Author: Conradi, Peter Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781786070418 Publisher: Oneworld |
Required | 16.99 |
| Title: Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991: A History Author: Figes, Orlando Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781250062628 Publisher: Picador |
Required | 23.00 |
| Title: The Invention of Russia: The Rise of Putin and the Age of Fake News Author: Ostrovsky, Arkady Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780399564178 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 18.00 |
| Title: Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov Author: Roberts, Geoffrey Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781400066926 Publisher: Random House |
Required | 30.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |