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RS101: An Introduction to Russian Studies
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Russia is a country of great contrasts. Thirty miles outside of modern European-style cities are villages out of the 19th century. Less than a mile from Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, one of the world's great showplaces of high culture, is the Lubyanka, the secret police headquarters where thousands met their deaths in the Great Terror. A country that is at once infatuated with and repulsed by the West, Russia has carved out a distinct position on the world stage. In this course, we use works of cultural history, literature, film, and politics to explore what it means to be Russian. Our journey begins in the late 18th century and ends with the Russia of Putin and his successors.
Your Professor
Dr. Huskey is a political scientist who teaches courses in the fields of comparative politics and political philosophy. His fascination with Russia began as a boy in Central Florida during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. He studied Russian in high school and college and as a graduate student spent a year doing doctoral research at Moscow State University. His published works, which include Presidential Power in Russia, focus on political and legal affairs in the Soviet Union and the successor states of Russia and Kyrgyzstan. Dr. Huskey has a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science and taught at Colgate University and Bowdoin College before joining the Stetson faculty.
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Stetson University
First Year Studies | Unit 8275
421 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida 32723
Email Address : firstyearstudies@stetson.edu
Phone Number : 386.822.7345
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