Government 223 - RUSSIAN POLITICS
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Steven Goldstein
MW 09:00-10:20
Smith College
38833-S13
HILLYR L19
sgoldste@smith.edu
After a brief discussion of the origins, evolution and collapse of the Soviet system, this course will focus on the politics of contemporary Russia. Issues to be addressed include constitutional change, electoral behavior, the role of civil society, and the course of economic reform.