Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy (SESS0044)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Teaching department: School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Before taking this module you must have completed SESS0016. Open to Year 3 and 4 students only.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module deals with Russian foreign policy from 1917 to the present day. The aim of the module is to offer the student a basic grounding in the aims and results of Russian foreign policy, in the context of changes within Russia and in international politics. Particular attention will be given to the role of Gorbachev鈥檚鈥榥ew thinking鈥�, and to the foreign policy of the Russian Federation as it has developed under El鈥檛sin, Putin, Medvedev and Putin again. The module also aims to develop the student鈥檚 skills in assimilating a substantial literature, to be demonstrated through essays and seminars. There are no prerequisites, but it is anticipated that students will have some background in twentieth-and twenty-first-century Russian or European government or history.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In Person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 0
Module leader: Dr Aglaya Snetkov
Who to contact for more information: SSEES-PS@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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