The course consists of 10 lectures in the class (20 hours), including 3 guest lectures (6 hours). The students will develop a better understanding of how and why mass media play an important instrumental role in influencing Russia’s domestic and foreign relations in a globalized world.

Preliminary programme

• Lecture 1 (2h) Introduction to Russian domestic and foreign new media landscape
• Lecture 2 (2h) The role of mainstream and alternative mass media in Russia
• Lecture 3 (2h) Media legislation and internet governance in Russia
• Lecture 4 (2h) Strategies of agenda-setting for foreign and domestic audience
• Lecture 5 (2h) The evolution of Russian online media
• Lecture 6 (2h) Russian blogosphere and its regulation
• Lecture 7 (2h) Social media and new forms of journalism
• Lecture 8 (2h) Russian strategic online communication during global media events and issues
• Lecture 9 (2h) Russian soft power and the mediated public diplomacy
• Lecture 10 (2h) Information security and digital communication networks

Course assessment includes active participation in the lectures, 10 pages of individual lecture diary, and 10 page of collaborative essays (2-3 students as co-authors).

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The course is organized in cooperation with Aleksanteri Institute's Russian and East European Master's School.