| Course title | Russian State, Nationalism, and Russia´s National Minorities |
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| Course code | KPE/RSNNM |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 7 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Nation, ethnic group, nationality policy, language policy, multiethnicity, empire, Russification, federalism. Definition of terms. 2.-3. Soviet nationality policy. Examples. 4.-5. Nationality policies and federal organization in the era of Boris Yeltsin. Examples of the development of nationally defined subjects of the Russian Federation in 1991-1999. 6.-7. Changes in the federal organization of the Russian state in the Putin era. The nationality policy of Putin's Russia. 8. Case study I 9. Case study II 10. Case study III 11. Case study IV 12. Conclusion RESOURCES - required reading (see references) - teacher's working texts for each week
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to discuss with students texts related to the topic of Russian nationalism in a multiethnic Russian state. The course will first introduce texts on the ethno-nationalist policies of the Soviet Union, giving students a basic understanding of the history of the organization and control of the multiethnic totalitarian empire and the fate of the chosen peoples from 1922-1991. In the second part of the course, texts focusing on the formulating federalist order of Russia in the 1990s and the development of the Russian state's national policy in the era of President Yeltsin will be discussed. The changes introduced by President Putin in the state structure, which gradually negated federalism, will be the subject of the last and most comprehensive part of the course. Students will discuss texts explaining the impact of these so-called reforms and Putin's national policy on selected nations and ethnic groups in Russia. Discussions will include, among others, the situation of Chechens, Tatars, Buryats, and Crimean Tatars living in what is now Russian-occupied Crimea.
The competencies that a student acquires by successfully completing the course: - Ability to analyze the concepts of nation, ethnic group, nationality policies, language politics, Russification, federalism. - Application of these concepts to specific examples in the years 1922-1991, 1991-2000, 2000-2022. - Ability to analyze the nationality policy of the Russian state in the last hundred years. |
| Prerequisites |
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Student: - is a student of a continuing master's degree programme, or a foreign exchange student - has an active and good command of the English language - is continuously active in class
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Essay, Student performance
1. Analysis of required readings and ability to present them 2. Active and informed discussion in class 3. Active participation in the class (two excused absences are allowed for the whole course) 4. Essay Students who fulfill the above requirements will receive credit and examination according to the UP qualification scale. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): War and Peace Studies (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): War and Peace Studies (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2023) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): War and Peace Studies (2019) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2019) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2019) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |