| Course Title: Contemporary Russian Politics |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| 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 |
| Stephen Jones | 413-538-2428 | sfjones@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | REES - Reese | 324 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| 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. |
| IR0004 | INTREL-PS: International Peace & Security | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Peace and Security focus. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| RES-240-01 Contemporary Russian Politics |
| POLIT-209-01 Contemporary Russian Politics |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Jack Goldstone, Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction, OUP, 2014 C.L. R. James, The Black Jacobins, Penguin 2001 Eugenia Ginzburg, Journey Into the Whirlwind, Mariner Books,1975. Timothy Garton-Ash, The Magic lantern: the Revolution of "89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, Vintage Books, 1993. |