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[edit] List of my studies

[edit] Anthropology

Anthropology

In North America, anthropology is traditionally divided into four sub-disciplines:

[edit] Psychology

Psychology

[edit] Eurasian Studies

History of Russia
East Slavs
Rus' Khaganate
Khazaria
Kievan Rus'
Vladimir-Suzdal
Novgorod Republic
Volga Bulgaria
Mongol invasion of Rus
Golden Horde
Muscovy
Khanate of Kazan
Tsardom of Russia
Russian Empire
  1682- 1796- 1855- 1892-1917
Russian Revolution
Soviet Union
  1917- 1927- 1953- 1985-1991
Russian Federation
  1991-
CulturalLinguisticMilitary
Timeline




  • Week 6: Cenghis Khan, Timur, & Manas –leadership ideals in history & myth;&, the rise of the Russian empire
  • Week 7: Russia in Eurasia
  • Mon. – The Russian empire’s Eurasian advance – Caucasus, Siberia, Central Asia
  • Wed. – The Great Game; Mackinder’s “heartland” thesis; &, Russia’s railways in Eurasia
  • Week 8: The rise of the Soviets & China – the rise of communism & nationalities policies

• Mon. – Rise of the USSR – major themes; &, Stalin nationalities policies • Wed. – Soviet nationalities policies; &, China’s minority nationalities

  • Week 9: The rise of the Soviets & China – society, labor, collectivization in Eurasia

• Mon. – Labor & industry in Soviet society • Wed. – Collectivizationof lands & herds; &, Virgin Lands

  • Week 10: Environmental & resource geographies – focus on agricultural & water resources

• Mon. – Water resources, the Aral Sea crisis, & challenges hindering attempts to “just ‘fix’ it” • Wed. – Challenges for water & land resources – desiccation & desertification; &, a brief review for upcoming exam

  • Week 11: Environmental & resource geographies – focus on energy resources

• Mon. – EXAM #2; &, Eurasia’s energy resources – a focus on Baku, past & present • Wed. – Eurasia’s energy resources & the BTC

  • Week 12: Environmental & resource geographies – focus on mineral & energy resources,& environmental politics

• Mon. – Chernobyl, among other environmental catastrophes; &, environmental politics & transitions from Soviet to post-Soviet eras • Wed. – Eurasia’s energy & mineral resources – a “resource curse”?

  • Week 13: Independence, nationalism & ethnoterritoriality, religion, & foreign policy implications

• Mon. – Late-/Post-Soviet conflicts – the cases of the wars for Afghanistan & the Armenian-Azerbaijan war • Wed. – Late-/Post-Soviet conflicts – examples from the Georgian- Abkhaz conflict, the Tajik civil war, & the Russian-Chechen wars

  • Week 14: Independence, nationalism & ethnoterritoriality, religion, & foreign policy implications

• Mon. – Attempts at nation-building: inventing capitals – the historic case of Ankara & the contemporary example of Astana; language reforms; &, re-inventions of history & geography – examples from Central Asia, Turkey, & Mongolia • Wed. – Challenges to development & democracy; &, the roles of political Islam

  • Week 15: Prospects for democracy & economic development, & regional security concerns

• Mon. – Regional security & the challenges of criminality – state terrorism & opium • Wed. – 9/11, the “war on terror,” & the issue of human rights – examples from Chechnya, Uzbekistan, & western China; &, a brief review for upcoming exam