Russia in the system of IR - JPM448

• Title: Russia in the system of IR
• Guaranteed by: Department of Political Science (23-KP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unknown (35)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

Today Russia has a special-privileged position in the system of international relations. Why? The answers are many, but in this course, we will attempt to explore Russia's place in the system of international relations through a critical examination of the three dimensions that constitute Russia's position. These are interrelated phenomena of greatness (size/area), uniqueness (exceptionality), and (cult of) victory.

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

The aim of the course is to present Russia as a specific actor in the system of international relations. Emphasis will be placed on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, but attention will also be paid to the historical roots of Russia's position.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

Fitzpatrick, Sheila (1999): Everyday Stalilnism. Ordinary life in extraordinary timers: Soviet Russia in the 1930s. Oxford University Press.

Kapuscinski, Ryzsard (1995): Imperium. Granta Books.

Malia, Martin (1999): Russia under Western Eyes. From the Bronze Horseman to the Lenin Mausoleum. Belknap/Harward.

Malia, Martin (1994): The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991. Simon and Schuster.

Mankoff, Jeffrey (2009): Russian Foreign Policy. The Return of Great Power Politics. Rowman and Littlefield.

 

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Michael Romancov, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)

Today Russia has a special-privileged position in the system of international relations. Why? The answers are many, but in this course, we will attempt to explore Russia's place in the system of international relations through a critical examination of the three dimensions that constitute Russia's position. These are interrelated phenomena of greatness (size/area), uniqueness (exceptionality), and (cult of) victory.

Indicative list of discussed topics/lectures
1. The Russian Federation as an actor in international relations. Why is Russia a dissatisfied revisionist power?
2. Historical roots of Russian statehood - how Russia became the largest state in the world.
3. The political system of Russia, the USSR, and the Russian Federation. The primacy of "politics" over society.
4. Russia as a victorious power. Conflicts and their results in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
5. The collapse of Russia and the creation of the USSR. Red against all!
6. The USSR and the League of Nations. USSR and II. world War.
7. The USSR as a superpower. Confrontation with the USA.
8. Orthodoxy and communist ideology as sources of exceptionalism in international relations.
9. Economic foundations of Russia's position in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The least accurate, but important part of the Russian position.
10. Russia in Asia. From Vladivostok to "Towards the Great Ocean".
11. The future of the system of international relations. Challenges, opportunities, and limits for Russia.

The course will end with a written exam - a test.
Classification scale A - F.