Strategic themes:
Internationalisation,
Sustainable development
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is able to
-understand contemporary Russian society -analyse different social institutions and social structures -outline main social actors -explain main components of social change
Contents
The successful completion of this course provides an introduction to the structure and institutions of today's Russian society. It focuses on the issues on social transformation, social inequalities, citizenship and everyday life. The course explores the contemporary social reality in Russia and introduces the key points of the Soviet society. Once completed, this course enables the students to continue with further review of these questions.
Possible topics include: Social structures and the transformations of the Russian society, processes of social inequality
Teaching language
English,
Finnish,
Russian
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Option
2
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Written exam
5 ECTS
In
English
Study materials
Ledeneva, Alena: How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices that Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business.Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2006.
AND
Salmenniemi, Suvi (ed.): Rethinking Class in Russia. Farnham: Ashgate, 2012.
AND
Evans, Alfred B., Henry Laura A., & McIntosh Sundstrom, Lisa: Russian Civil Society: A Critical Assessment. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2005.