Learning outcomes

After the course the students will have basic information on current phenomena in Russian politics, society and economy.

Contents

Courses on politics, society and economy. The students can choose from four different topics: Social Structures and Institutions, Domestic and Foreign Policy, Finnish-Russian Relations, Economy.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures
Independent work

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Numerical grading scale 1-5 or Pass/Fail -grading based on overall performance.

Study materials

Book examination:

Students can choose to take the book examination for 3 or 5 ECTS. All the books in the module have to be examined at once, i.e. it is not possible to complete the module by taking it book by book.

a) Social Structures and Institutions 3-5 ECTS

3 ECTS:

Choose 2 books from the following list:

Rotkirch, Anna: The Man Question. Loves and Lives in Late 20th Century Russia. University of Helsinki, Department of Social Policy Reports, 2000.

Rivkin-Fish, Michele: Women's health in Post-Soviet Russia. The politics of intervention. Indiana university press, 2005.

Ashwin, Sarah: Russian workers. The anatomy of patience. Manchester University Press, 1999.

Volkov, Vadim: Violent entrepreneurs: the use of force in the making of Russian capitalism. Cornell University Press, 2002.

5 ECTS:

Choose 3 books from the following list:

Rotkirch, Anna: The Man Question. Loves and Lives in Late 20th Century Russia. University of Helsinki, Department of Social Policy Reports, 2000.

Rivkin-Fish, Michele: Women's health in Post-Soviet Russia. The politics of intervention. Indiana university press, 2005.

Ashwin, Sarah: Russian workers. The anatomy of patience. Manchester University Press, 1999.

Volkov, Vadim: Violent entrepreneurs: the use of force in the making of Russian capitalism. Cornell University Press, 2002.

b) Domestic and Foreign Policy 3-5 ECTS

3 ECTS:

Sakwa, Richard (2008). Russian Politics and Society. Routledge (4th edition)

5 ECTS:

Sakwa, Richard (2008). Russian Politics and Society. Routledge (4th edition).

AND

Hopf, Ted (2002). Social Construction of International Politics: Identities and Foreign Policies, Moscow, 1955 and 1999. Cornell University Press.

c) Finnish-Russian Relations 3-5 ECTS

3 ECTS:

Jussila, Osmo et al. (2000). From Grand Duchy to a Modern State. Southern Illinois University Press.

AND

Collection of scholarly articles:
• Luostarinen, Heikki (1989): "Finnish Russophobia: The Story of an Enemy Image". Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 123-37.

• Alapuro, Risto (2004): "What is Western and What is Eastern in Finland". Thesis Eleven, No. 77, May 2004, pp. 85-101.

• Moisio, Sami (2008): "Finlandisation versus Westernisation: Political Recognition and Finland's European Union Membership Debate". National Identities, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 77-93.

5 ECTS:

Jussila, Osmo et al. (2000). From Grand Duchy to a Modern State. Southern Illinois University Press.

AND

Collection of scholarly articles:
• Luostarinen, Heikki (1989): "Finnish Russophobia: The Story of an Enemy Image". Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 123-37.

• Alapuro, Risto (2004): "What is Western and What is Eastern in Finland". Thesis Eleven, No. 77, May 2004, pp. 85-101.

• Moisio, Sami (2008): "Finlandisation versus westernisation: Political recognition and Finland's European Union membership debate". National Identities, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 77-93.

AND

Rytövuori-Apunen, Helena, ed. (2008). Russia Forever? Towards Working Pragmatism in Finnish/Russian Relations. Kikimora Publications.

d) Economy 3-5 ECTS

3 ECTS:

Choose 2 books from the following list:

Åslund, Anders (1995). How Russia Became a Market Economy. The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

Lavigne, Marie (1995). The Economics of Transition. From Socialist Economy to Market Economy. Basingstoke: Macmillan, London.

Sutela, Pekka (2003): The Russian market economy. Kikimora Publications, Helsinki, Series B 31.

5 ECTS:

Åslund, Anders (1995). How Russia Became a Market Economy. The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

AND

Lavigne, Marie (1995). The Economics of Transition. From Socialist Economy to Market Economy. Basingstoke: Macmillan, London.

AND

Sutela, Pekka (2003). The Russian market economy. Kikimora Publications, Helsinki, Series B31.

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