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Placements in areas such as banking, finances, consulting, journalism, language teaching, and technology. Introduction to Russian society and work experience. Evaluation and analysis of experience in final academic paper.

Russian economic history in the 20th century. Reasons and logic for economic transformation, major components of postcommunist economic transformation doctrine, and results of practical implementation. Mechanisms of economic policy decision making in modern Russia, and patterns of and alternatives in economic development.

The idea of space as a key to understanding Russian politics and governance, economy, society, and culture. Phenomenology of Russian space: structure, topology, and features, including notions of enormity. Space in its relation to state power; how geography shaped Russian history and politics. Reification of space-state relationship on levels such as economy, politics and administration, security and social mobility, nationalism and imperialism, culture and language, and habits and ways.

Analysis of the opportunities and challenges for political, economic, and military cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Likelihood of SCO¿s aspirations being realized and the potential of its becoming a political and military counterbalance to the West. Issues related to national security and security perceptions of post-Soviet states and China, their economic and energy ambitions and needs, and the role of external players in the region.

Relations between Russia and the U.S. since the eighteenth century with an introduction covering the period prior to the American Revolution.

Key elements of Russian culture, 16-19th centuries, explored by reference to visual objects that can be viewed in Moscow. Four themes: orthodoxy; autocracy; Europeanizing reforms; 19th-century intelligentsia, radical movement and realist historical art. Occasional excursions to see sights in situ, after reading and discussion.

Background lectures and discussion followed by excursions to sites that represent key stages in Russian history to the 20th century: Kremlin, Red Square, Kolomenskoe, WWII monuments, architectural representatives of Classicism, Art nouveau, Constructivism, Stalinist Monumentalism/Socialist Realism.