Course information

Choose any combination of modules

Module No. 1: Introduction to Political Russian

• Political vocabulary
• Governmental structures of Latvia and student’s home country
• Most important political events in the country’s history (Latvia or Russia and student’s home country)
• EU and Nato countries on the political map (countries, their capitals, nationalities, spoken languages)
• Membership in International Organizations of Russia and student’s home country

Module No. 2: Let’s Get to Know Russia

• Russia’s physical and economic geography
• Symbols of Russia – coat of arms, as well as flag and anthem
• Political parties and movements in Russia
• The national and religious composition of the population
• The diversity of cultural worlds

Module No. 3: Russia and the President of Russia

• Structure of the government
• Functions of the president, as well as the Russian Parliament and institution of the presidency
• The opposition’s view on Mr. Putin’s two decades of governance
• Corruption? Winter Olympic games in the subtropical city of Sochi
• Elections in Russia and presidential election procedure in Russia

Module No. 4: Citizens of the World

• The collapse of the USSR in 1989-1991
• Life in the countryside versus the city: pluses and minuses
• Migration and Labor
• Intellectual Emigration (Brain Drain)
• Healthcare and problems of an aging society

Module No. 5: Public Authorities and Society

• Principles of state sovereignty and separation of powers
• Legislative bodies
• Judicial system
• The social structure of the society
• Social inequality

Module No. 6: Culture, Politics, and Society in Latvia

• Latvia – a member of the EU and NATO
• UNESCO World Heritage and Latvia
• Latvian achievements on a global scale
• Memorial and remembrance days in Latvia and the world
• Unique cultural events

General info about ”Russian for Politics” course:

Minimum level: B1 + (lower level upon request)
No. of modules offered: 6
No. of individual lessons per one module: 10
Minimum enrolment: One module per week
Price for one module (10 individual lessons about Russian politics): 480 EUR