POLT 260 - Post Soviet Politics

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: CD, 4SS

This courses explores some of the major political themes of the last one hundred years - the Russian revolution, Stalinism, the nature of the Soviet political system, Gorbachev’s perestroika, the Soviet collapse, and Russia’s struggle with capitalism and democracy. Much of the course will be devoted to the dramatic events since the fall of the Soviet empire and the attempt of Russia and other post-Soviet stated to find their place in the global political economy.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Crowley