Government 223 - RUSSIAN POLITICS
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Steven Goldstein
TTh 10:30-11:50
Smith College
41612-S16
SEELYE 202
sgoldste@smith.edu
After a brief discussion of the origins, evolution and collapse of the Soviet system, this course focuses 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.