Final
Midterm
PS 156a Syllabus
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1. Introduction
2. Political and Economic Organization of the Soviet Union, Part 1
3. Political and Economic Organization of the Soviet Union, Part 2
4. Transformation and Collapse under Gorbachev, 1985-1991
5. Completing Democracy, 1991-1993
6. Political Action, Identity and Discourse
7. Developing Political Identities, 1993-2004
8. How to Read Democracy Derailed Note: Revised and Corrected 7 June 2006
9. Why is Russia Undemocratic?

Map of the Soviet Union
Map of Russia
Documents from Soviet archives showing Politburo knowledge in 1979 of construction defects at the Chernobyl power plant
Source accessed 18 April 2006