An examination of the main phases of the history of the post-war Soviet Union and contemporary post-Soviet Eurasia (later Eurasia); the Cold War dynamics and the role of the Soviet Union in bipolar confrontation; contemporary major geo-political and economic developments in Eurasia, its current role and place in the international system; relations between Russia and other major powers; specifics of Russia’s transformation, its current and future role and place in the international system, including the Asia-Pacific region; Eurasia’s significance in the twenty-first century. -- Course Website
