FYS 1136 - Putin’s Russia: Past and Present

Credits: 4
Russian president Vladimir Putin is often in the news as he asserts his country’s power. This course will address Putin’s foreign policy in historical perspective as he has intervened in Ukraine and Syria, opposed NATO expansion, forged a Eurasian Economic Union, and meddled in American elections. The course will also examine Russia’s political system, economy, society and culture as they have developed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Overall, Russia’s place in the world will be considered in light of the centuries old debate over Russia’s identity as a Slavic and multi-ethnic state situated on the crossroads between Europe and Asia.
McDaniel Plan: First Year Seminar