1. Russia in World Affairs

4. The State Emblem of the Russian Federation
                                                                                                                                                         

5. Moscow Kremlin

6. Monument to Peter the Great, St.Petersburg

7. St. Petersburg on a “white night”

8. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Fall Term
1 class report or short essay (6-8 pages double-spaced) - 10%
Major essay (15-17 pages double-spaced) %
Participation %
Winter Term

9. Part One. The Historical Context
THEMES
Part One. The Historical Context
RUSSIA IN EURASIA
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND ITS INTERNATIONAL CONSEQUENCES
THE RISE OF FASCISM AND STALINISM
THE SOVIET UNION IN WORLD WAR II
THE FORMATION OF THE COLD WAR SYSTEM
THE ARMS RACE AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
THE RISE AND FALL OF DÉTENTE
GORBACHEV AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR

10. Part Two. Russia and the Post-Soviet States
RUSSIA IN THE POST-COLD-WAR WORLD
RUSSIA, THE WEST, AND EASTERN EUROPE
RUSSIA’S SOUTHERN FRONTIER: THE CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA
RUSSIA IN THE EAST ASIAN CONTEXT

11. Required readings for the Fall Term
Birgerson, Susanne Michelle, After the Breakup of a Multi-Ethnic Empire : Russia, Successor States, and Eurasian Security, Praeger, 2001
Lafeber, Walter. America, Russia, and the Cold War,
McGraw-Hill, 9th edition, 2002 (earlier editions also acceptable)
Nation, R. Craig. Black Earth, Red Star: A History of Soviet Security Policy, Cornell University Press, 1993

12. Required readings for the Winter Term
Birgerson, Susanne Michelle, After the Breakup of a Multi-Ethnic Empire : Russia, Successor States, and Eurasian Security, Praeger, 2001
Lo, Bobo, Vladimir Putin and the Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy (Chatham House Papers), Blackwell, 2003
Motyl, Alexander, Blair A.Ruble, Lilia Shevtsova (eds.), Russia's Engagement With the West: Transformation And Integration in the Twenty-first Century, M.E.Sharpe, 2005
Rashid, Ahmed, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia, Penguin Books, 2003
Wilson, Jeanne Lorraine, Strategic Partners: Russian-Chinese Relations in the Post-Soviet Era, M.E.Sharpe, 2004

13. Recommended readings
Bugajski, Janusz, Cold Peace : Russia's New Imperialism. Praeger, 2004
(Available at York Bookstore)
Kuchins, Andrew, Vyacheslav Nikonov, Dmitri Trenin, U.S.-Russian Relations: The Case for an Upgrade. Moscow Carnegie Center, 2005
Trenin, Dmitri and Jessica Mathews. The End of Eurasia: Russia on the Border Between Geopolitics and Globalization. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, (e-book)