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RULA8431A-S20

MilestonesofRussianPolHistory

Milestones of Russian Political History

Knowing the key events of a nation’s history is essential for understanding the nation’s mindset. With a culture like Russia’s, knowing the main historical highlights is also instrumental for understanding current idioms, journalists’ references, and images evoked by politicians. In this course, we are going to read about some of the defining moments of Russia’s political history, watch relevant video materials, discuss the language (terms, clichés, famous quotes, and apocryphal anecdotes) related to them and find references to them in modern journalistic and political discourse, as well as analyze the significance and cultural interpretation of the events themselves.

Course Reference Number (CRN):
21723
Subject Code:
RULA
Course Number:
8431
Section Identifier:
A

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RULA 8431

All Sections in Spring 2020 - MIIS, MIIS First Half of Term

Spring 2020 - MIIS, MIIS First Half of Term

RULA8431A-S20 Lecture (Buzadzhi)