Government 223 - RUSSIAN POLITICS
Fall
2014
01
4.00
Steven Goldstein
TTh 01:00-02:50
Smith College
20502-F14
SEELYE 313
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.