POLS 2530 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics

POLS 2530 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics

POLS 2530 01, POLS 2530 01H Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. The Communist Manifesto. (Any edition is fine).
Mary McAuley. Soviet Politics, 1917-1991. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Joel Ostrow. Politics in Russia. Los Angeles: Sage, 2013.
Arthur Koestler. Darkness at Noon. (Any edition is acceptable.)
Mancur Olson. Power and Prosperity: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships. New York: Basic Books (Perseus), 2000.
Masha Gessen. The Man Without a Face. New York: Riverhead Books, 2012

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Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics
Specifically, after this class you will be able to: Develop coherent, logically supported arguments, both written and oral Describe how Western perceptions of the Soviet Union and Russia shaped policy Analyze how leaders, their values, and their policies shape society Assess the social costs of autocracy
Evaluate competing scholarly arguments, especially about the nature of totalitarianism, the determinants of social and political change, and the reasons for the development of democracy or autocracy Examine the causes and consequences of political and social tensions in multi-ethnic regimes Analyze the nature of state power and how it is expressed through political institutions Adjudicate between competing theories or arguments, giving credit to perspectives other than your own
Become more sensitive to diverse understandings of social and economic justice Appreciate the human costs and political demands of social change Analyze the power of citizens to affect regimes in nondemocratic systems