Political researches of Russia and post-Soviet space: Russian Studies
Master's Degree Program

Real politics and real political technologies in Russia and the former Soviet Union.Unlike the traditional approach, the master's degree program "Political researches of Russia and post-Soviet space: Russian Studies" in SMSUH gives an immersion into a real policy of Russia and post-Soviet space.

Plan of acceptence for 2014: 5 budget places, non-budget
Fee: 288 000 rubles a year 

Real politics and real political technologies in Russia and the former Soviet Union.Unlike the traditional approach, the master's degree program "Political researches of Russia and post-Soviet space: Russian Studies" in SMSUH gives an immersion into a real policy of Russia and post-Soviet space.

These are:

• Actual technologies of work in Russia and the former Soviet Union
• Personal acquaintance with people who make policy and business in Russia and the former Soviet Union
• Understanding  the difference between the myths about Russia and the actual processes that occur in the Former Soviet Union.
• Comparison of existing concepts and theories about Russia with real practice.
• Access to unique databases and work technologies in Russia.
• Participation in research and political campaigns.

Practice and internships:

• in the apparatus of the Russian Federation State Duma;
• in the Federal agency "Rossotrudnichestvo";
• in the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs;
• in the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation;
• in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation;
• in the Government of Moscow;
• in the public and non-profit organizations;
• participation in political and electoral campaigns of the ruling and opposition parties.
• participation in research projects «Eurasian Monitor», «World internet project», as well as projects in research committees "Political Sociology" and "Political Regionalism" of the Russian Political Science Association, SMSUH Institute of humanitarian technologies in the sphere of social computing.

Workshops, meetings:

• Bordyugov G.A., Associations of the Russian society researchers (AIRO -XXI)
• V.A. Fadeev, chief editor of the magazine "Expert", the director of "Institute for Public Planning"
• A.G. Dugin, head of Sociology of International Relations Department of Moscow State University, leader of the" International Eurasian Movement"
• D.I. Orlov, general director of "Agency of Political and Economic Communications"
• Miroslav Mladenovich, Professor of Faculty of Security, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
• Mintusov I.E., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for Political Consulting "Niccolo M".
• V.V. Fedorov, general director of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTSIOM); Chief Editor of  the magazine "Monitoring. Social and economic changes".

Presentation (rus)

GRADUATE

Master’s degree in  Political Science ( Master’s Degree  Program " Political researches of Russia and post-Soviet space: Russian Studies ")

Certificates:

• the ownership of the Russian language ( for foreigners)

Competence of graduates:

• knowledge of the characteristics of the political system and political culture in Russia , the ability to distinguish the real situation from the myths about Russia;
• in-depth familiarity with the current political and economic conjuncture and development trends in the countries of the former Soviet Union and the border regions of the Russian Federation;
• knowledge of the modern political technologies in Russia and the former Soviet Union;
• acquisition of practical skills in the sphere of contemporary Russian PR and GR;
• acquaintance with  the latest researches of social and political processes in the Russian segment of the Internet and networking technologies applied  in Russian politics.

• Bubnov Alexander Yurievich
• +7(905)797-2796
• alexandr-bubnov@mail.ru