Course GRY284

Post-Soviet Russian Society

10 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 10, 2024

On completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • demonstrate basic knowledge of post-Soviet Russian history and social structure
  • give an account of significant political and economic changes in Russian society from 1991 to the present
  • explain significant phenomena in contemporary Russian society, such as censorship, the structure of the media and political structures
  • demonstrate basic knowledge of the social structure of contemporary Russian society
  • discuss notions of Russian identity.
Starts and ends:
week 10, 2024 - week 22, 2024
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Evening
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements. No knowledge of Swedish is required
Application Code:
HDA-V3HE3
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
8 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Nikita Mikhaylov