Political Science 380 - Kremlin Rising

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Constantine Pleshakov
M 02:00PM-05:00PM
Amherst College
POSC-380-01-1819F
SCCE C101
cvpleshakov@amherst.edu

This course will examine the foreign policy of the Russian Federation of the past twenty years. As a successor state Russia has inherited both the Soviet Union's clout (nuclear arms, a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council) and Soviet debts—monetary, psychological, and historical. What are the conceptual foundations of Russian diplomacy? Can we deconstruct Russian nationalism so as to examine its different trends and their impact on foreign policy? Do Russian exports of oil and gas define Russian diplomacy, as it is often claimed? Is there any pattern in the struggle over resources and their export routes in continental Eurasia?

Requisite: A previous POSC course. Limited to 20 students. Fall semester. Visiting Professor Pleshakov.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.