Russia in World Affairs

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Russia in World Affairs
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The State Emblem of the Russian Federation
                                               
                                                  
                                                  
      
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Moscow Kremlin
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Monument to Peter the Great, St.Petersburg
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St. Petersburg on a white night
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS Fall Term 1 class report
or short essay (6-8 pages double-spaced) -
10 Major essay (15-17 pages double-spaced)
- 30 Participation

- 10 Winter Term 1 class report or short essay
(6-8 pages double-spaced) - 10 Major essay
(15-17 pages double-spaced)
- 30 Participation
- 10
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• THEMES
• Part One. The Historical Context
• RUSSIA IN EURASIA
• THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND ITS INTERNATIONAL
  CONSEQUENCES
• THE RISE OF FASCISM AND STALINISM
• THE SOVIET UNION IN WORLD WAR II
• THE FORMATION OF THE COLD WAR SYSTEM
• THE ARMS RACE AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
• THE RISE AND FALL OF DÉTENTE
• GORBACHEV AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR

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• Part Two. Russia and the Post-Soviet States
• RUSSIA IN THE POST-COLD-WAR WORLD
• RUSSIA, THE WEST, AND EASTERN EUROPE
• RUSSIAS SOUTHERN FRONTIER THE CAUCASUS AND
  CENTRAL ASIA
• RUSSIA IN THE EAST ASIAN CONTEXT

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Required readings for the Fall Term Birgerson,
Susanne Michelle, After the Breakup of a
Multi-Ethnic Empire Russia, Successor States,
and Eurasian Security, Praeger, 2001 Lafeber,
Walter. America, Russia, and the Cold War,
1945-2002. McGraw-Hill, 9th edition, 2002
(earlier editions also acceptable) Nation, R.
Craig. Black Earth, Red Star A History of Soviet
Security Policy, 1917-1991. Cornell University
Press, 1993
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Required readings for the Winter Term
Birgerson, Susanne Michelle, After the Breakup
of a Multi-Ethnic Empire Russia, Successor
States, and Eurasian Security, Praeger, 2001 Lo,
Bobo, Vladimir Putin and the Evolution of Russian
Foreign Policy (Chatham House Papers), Blackwell,
2003 Motyl, Alexander, Blair A.Ruble, Lilia
Shevtsova (eds.), Russia's Engagement With the
West Transformation And Integration in the
Twenty-first Century, M.E.Sharpe, 2005 Rashid,
Ahmed, Jihad The Rise of Militant Islam in
Central Asia, Penguin Books, 2003 Wilson, Jeanne
Lorraine, Strategic Partners Russian-Chinese
Relations in the Post-Soviet Era, M.E.Sharpe,
2004
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Recommended readings Bugajski, Janusz, Cold
Peace Russia's New Imperialism. Praeger,
2004 (Available at York Bookstore) Kuchins,
Andrew, Vyacheslav Nikonov, Dmitri Trenin,
U.S.-Russian Relations The Case for an Upgrade.
Moscow Carnegie Center, 2005 http//www.carnegie.r
u/en/pubs/books/72091.htm Trenin, Dmitri and
Jessica Mathews. The End of Eurasia Russia on
the Border Between Geopolitics and Globalization.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2002.
(e-book) http//www.carnegie.ru/en/pubs/books/3627
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