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International MA in Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES)European University at St. Petersburg3A Gagarinskaia Street191187 St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

Tel./Fax: +7 812 386 76 48 Email: imares@eu.spb.ru www.eu.spb.ru/international

MA in Russian Culture and the Arts

Professional academic training History of art and architecture, music and literature Imperial and Soviet heritage On-site classes in the Hermit-age and the Russian Museum Diverse experience in Russian cultural life

All instruction in English Intensive Russian language classes (optional)

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MA in Energy Politics in Eurasia

Studying at a compact, internationally renowned private university in Rus-sia devoted solely to the social sciences Interdisciplinary curricula with unparalleled breadth of courses that tailor education to specific needs

Teaching by Russia’s major figures in political science, political economy, and public policy Excellent preparation for further research work or for careers in education, public administration, the private sector

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APPLICATION DEADLINES:April 30 for enrollment in the Fall Term

October 31 for enrollment in the Spring Term

Early admission is possible

To apply online go to www.eu.spb.ru/imares/applyIMARES phone number: +7 812 386 76 48

EMAIL: international@eu.spb.ru

EUSP INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ADVISORY COUNCIL

Harley Balzer, Georgetown University

Dominique Colas, Institut d’E’tudes Politiques de Paris

Alexander Etkind, Cambridge University

Stephen Kotkin, Princeton University

Markku Kivinen, University of Helsinki

Michael Urban, University of California – Santa Cruz

Alexei Yurchak, University of California – Berkeley

Please also visit our website: www.eu.spb.ru/international

MA in Russian Culture and the Arts

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MA in Energy Politics in Eurasia

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The European University at St. Petersburg is the leading independent university in Russia. Established in 1995 it promotes high-end training and research in social sciences and humanities.

Why EUSP EUSP is the most international Russian university

and the most Russian of all international universities

EUSP has the highest proportion of international faculty and Russian professors with degrees from prominent Western universities in Russia

EUSP is a decisive agent of innovation and change, introducing and disseminating new standards and practices in the Russian educational system

EUSP is committed to the integration of Russian academia with Europe and America

EUSP international MA programs in Russian and Eurasian Studies are the only permanent programs at the graduate level in Russia that are taught in English and approved by the US Department of Education to provide Federal Student Loans

IMARES 2 ADMISSIONANDDEGREEREQUIREMENTS 4 CERTIFICATEOFSTUDY 6 STUDENTLIFEATEUSP 6 ACCOMMODATION 7 FEES,EXPENSESANDFINANCIALAID 7 THECOURSES 9 ABOUTTHEFACULTY 14 EXAMPLESOFDEFENDEDMASTER’STHESES 18 HOWTOAPPLY 20

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INTERNATIONALMAINRUSSIANANDEURASIANSTUDIES(IMARES)THEEUROPEANUNIVERSITYATST.PETERSBURG

The International MA in Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES) is the oldest and most reputable English-language MA program in Russia. Since 1998 more than 300 international students have been enrolled and awarded MA degrees. Furthermore, the success of IMARES eventually led to the launch of the two other international programs at EUSP: ENERPO and MARCA.

IMARES focuses on questions of politics, economy, so-cial change and history of Russia and the CIS states. It offers a comprehensive and varied curriculum and brings together renowned faculty. A separate teaching module on Empire and Islam is offered in Kazan, the city where Slavic and Turkic civilizations meet.

IMARES, an advanced graduate program for students who already hold a BA degree or its equivalent, offers training and research opportunities as well as firsthand experience to get a close feel for Russia and the other countries in the wider region.

The program goes beyond regional studies, and of-fers a unique and solid training in the methods of social research taught by different professors representing various schools and methods, and is structured as a guide to different realms of social science and humani-ties. Furthermore, the program invites important political, cultural, social figures in a workshop series.

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Politicsandeconomicsbloc

• Security Threats in Eurasia: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism and Extremism

• Comparative Political and Economic Development after Communism

• Central Asia States: Making, Breaking and Remaking• Regime Change in Post-Soviet Eurasia• Post-Soviet Political Economy: Russia, Ukraine, Be-

larus, Moldova and Georgia • Russian Foreign Policy

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• Islam and Nationalism in Eurasia• (Re)Writing Soviet and Contemporary Russian History• The Political Culture of the Russian Revolution• Russian Political and Social History• History and Politics in the South Caucasus and Iran• Teaching Module in Kazan: Tatarstan and other Re-

gions of Russia

Generalintegratingcourses

• Methodology Seminar• Workshop Series RUSSIAN LANGUAGE COURSE

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ADMISSIONANDDEGREEREQUIREMENTS

Applicants must hold at minimum a BA degree by the date of enrolment. While having some prior knowledge of Russian is an advantage, the programs are designed to encourage the participation of those who have not studied the language before. We welcome students with various backgrounds; to apply, one need not hold a degree in Russian, Soviet, or East European Studies. The major requirement is that students be highly moti-vated as well as devoted to and capable of rigorous study. Letters of recommendation, grade-point averages and transcripts of previous academic work, statements of purpose that describe research interests, professional experience, personal achievements, and scholarly po-tential are all taken into account when admission deci-sions are made.

In addition to registering for two residence units (one for each semester), students must take at least six courses over the course of one year (48 ECTS credits). To com-plete the degree, one must submit an MA thesis (another 12 ECTS credits), which will be evaluated by the aca-demic supervisor and a second reader, whose reports will then be passed to the University Academic Council for final approval.

Each thesis, generally resulting from research undertak-en for a seminar or colloquium, must be supervised by a EUSP faculty member and must be an original piece of research, interpretation or analysis based, at least in part, on primary source materials. A thesis should be between 15,000 to 20,000 words in length, fully footnoted and must include a bibliography. It must be within the student’s major area of interest and must be submitted by the designated deadline.

DegreeRequirements

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StudyLoadandTransfer

ofCredits

TimeConstraints

For the fixed fee, the student can take between 3 to 5 courses for credit during one semester. The minimum number of courses required to be taken from IMARES is two per semester. Each IMARES course normally weighs 8 credits. Every semester the student may take 1–2 courses not exceeding 8 ECTS from outside IMARES for credit transfer. To acquire transfer credits, students must fulfill respective course requirements.

NB:The language of instruction in the EUSP outside the international MA programs is Russian with a few courses taught in English. For credit-transfer courses students will have to produce an acceptable course paper (essay) of direct relevance to Russian history, politics, culture and society, the USSR, Eurasia or the post-Communist states. The paper may be submitted either in Russian or in English.

Please note that language courses do not count to-wards course requirements

It is expected that students of the EUSP international programs complete all the degree requirements over the course of one academic year. However, certain exceptions can be made for those who wish to improve their command of Russian and opt to complete the re-quirements in three or four semesters. Such students will have to register for two full residence units in the first year and for one or two extended residences in the following year.

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Those graduate students who do not wish to enroll in an MA degree program at EUSP may choose to apply for the Certificate Program in Russian and Eurasian Studies for one or two semesters. Advanced undergraduates may be considered for enrollment in the Certificate Program as well; strong recommendations from faculty members at the student’s home institution are essential for admission. Those enrolled in the Certificate Program will be expected to register for a full residence unit and take at least three classes.

When applying to the Certificate Program, please fol-low all the instructions in the “How to Apply” section of this brochure, but indicate at the beginning of your statement of purpose that you are applying only for a Certificate, mentioning the semester (Fall or Spring) in which you would like to enroll.

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STUDENTLIFEATEUSP

Through the many special programs and events it sponsors, the distinguished visiting scholars and guest speakers it hosts, its special facilities and location in the cultural capital of Russia, EUSP offers a multifaceted environment which can enrich a student’s graduate experience far beyond what the classroom alone can provide. EUSP strongly encourages interaction between its students and faculty. Traditional forms of rich Russian social life mix with Western academic habits: the famous Interdisciplinary Seminars, diverse discussion groups, happy hours, holiday parties and other social gather-ings provide a congenial atmosphere for informal and lively contact. International students profit greatly from daily interaction with their Russian counterparts.

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ACCOMMODATION

A few places are provided at the EUSP dormitory in the center of the city, but more commonly arrangements are made for those who wish to rent a room from Rus-sian families or share an apartment with other students. The cost of living in St. Petersburg is still substantially lower than in Moscow. Prices for an average separate bedroom in a centrally located apartment start at US $450 per month. Rent for a non-shared apartment at a semi-periphery location of the city starts from $650. Overall estimated living expenses for 10 months, includ-ing lodging, food, local transportation, books and study materials range from $8,000 to $11,000 on a moder-ate budget.

FEES,EXPENSESANDFINANCIALAID

The tuition fee for the entire two-semester IMARES pro-gram is $15,000 ($7,500 per semester).

The fees are payable during the first four weeks of each semester. Paying for one residence unit (one semester study on-campus) allows the student to take up to five courses during the semester of registration and to attend Russian language courses.

Extended residence, which can be granted after two semesters of full residence, involves the payment of 50% of the standard semester fee.

Single course registration is also available at approxi-mately $2,500 dollars depending on the course.

Allapplicants International Education Financial Aid DatabaseRotary Foundation Ambassadorial ScholarshipsBP Scholarships

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Britishcitizens: Professional and Career Development Loans at Young People’s Learning Agency

Danishcitizens: SU — Danish government support for students webpage

Dutchcitizens: Hendrik Muller's Vaderlandsch FondsFundatie van de Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude Den HaagVSBfonds Beurs

Germancitizens: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Leopold-Kretzenbacher-Stipendien Alfred-Toepfer-StipendiumStipendienprogramm “Metropolen in Osteuropa”, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-StiftungEidam & Partner AuslandsstipendiumGo East - Studium & Praktikum in OsteuropaHaniel-Stipendienprogramm

Finnishcitizens: Kone Foundation

Italiancitizens: Banca d’ItaliaFondazione Luigi Enaudi

Spanishcitizens: Fundacion Barrie

Swedishcitizens: Visby Scholarships CSN, a Swedish government agency

UScitizens Fulbright Post Baccalaureate Fellowships Program IREX’s USA-Russia Young Leaders ProgramOther funding opportunities including studentaid.ed.gov

NB:EUSP is the first and only university in Russia whose students are eligible to receive loans from the U.S. Department of Education.

You will find the online links to various financial aid schemes available for different citizens here: www.eu.spb.ru/finaidPlease also write to imares@eu.spb.ru

Research Council of Norway lanekassen.no (State Educational Loan Fund)

Norwegiancitizens:

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• Each course consists of lectures and follow-up discussion sessions

• Every course counts for 8 ECTS credits unless otherwise noted

• All instruction is in English

SecurityThreatsinEurasia:ArmedConflicts,Ter-rorismandExtremismEkaterina Stepanova

The course focuses on the origins of and trends in organized polit-ical violence (armed conflicts, terrorism), other forms of collective violence and political extremism in Eurasia, and their security im-plications. Focusing mainly on the post-Soviet space, the course also covers global trends in armed conflicts and terrorism, the role of radical nationalism, religious extremism and the ‘new left’ and ‘new right’ extremism in armed violence. A few case stud-ies will be analyzed: Russia, states of the Caucasus, post-Soviet and broader Central Asia, including the Afghanistan-Pakistan context. We will look at both non-state and state actors in armed violence and conclude with the issues of conflict management and prevention strategies.

ComparativePoliticalandEconomicDevelopmentafterCommunismAlexei Pikulik

The course offers an overview of the economic transformation literature with a distinct focus on the issues of simultaneous (re)making of political and economic institutions. It will examine both the theories of economic, social and political regime change and the theories of rents and rent-seeking, unequal supply of property rights by the state (state-capture, cronyism, predation). Our pri-mary focus here is the problem of post-communist transition and institution building and how these are influenced by the external factors (mainly, the EU pressures). The course promises to leave the participants somewhat bitter, but well informed.

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CentralAsiaStates:Making,BreakingandRemakingDarya Pushkina

This course examines international, regional and domestic cross-roads of five former USSR countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uz-bekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. We will analyze complex political, energy, environmental and social issues in the context of international politics. The readings include literature on the rel-evant subjects: state-making and state-breaking, national versus clan loyalties, energy politics, environmental problems, Islamic movements, regional migration. We will also consider the role of external actors in the region, including Russia, United States, China, Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.

RegimeChangeinPost-SovietEurasiaVladimir Gel’man

The course is focused on the emergence and development of political systems of post-Soviet countries within the context of re-gime changes and state-building. Starting with the collapse of the Soviet Union as a point of departure, the course traces the making and unmaking of major political institutions in these newly estab-lished states by examining the impact of the legacy of the past, the role of domestic political elites and international political and economic actors. Special attention is paid to patterns of political continuity and changes under the ‘new authoritarianism’ and after the wave of so-called ‘color revolutions’ in post-Soviet Eurasia.

Post-SovietPoliticalEconomy:Russia,Ukraine,Belarus,GeorgiaandMoldovaAlexei Pikulik

The course provides a broad perspective over the political economy of the post-Soviet space. The theoretical debate on market making is followed by investigating the essence of the Soviet political economy. From the debates on the Washington/Post-Washington consensus regarding the reform agendas we proceed to the duality of political democratization and economic liberalization and revisit the dominant structural and actor-ori-ented theories of transformation. Then we move into empirics of economic policies and address the issues of privatization, decen-tralization, financial and fiscal reforms, macroeconomic stabiliza-tion programs, making various inter-regional comparisons. We closely examine reform-experiences in five post-Soviet states.

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RussianForeignPolicyNikita Lomagin

The course offers a comparative look at Russian foreign policy after the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. It starts with investigating the sources of the Russian conduct and analyz-ing Russia’s foreign policy institutions. We will examine several theoretical models focusing on the impact of different factors on Russian Foreign Policy: type of government, ideology, leadership politics, bureaucratic and interest group politics, the European security system, Russia’s historic borderlands and ‘empire’, and the international economic system. After that we will examine re-gional aspects of Russian foreign policy with particular attention to relations with the West, newly independent states of the former Soviet Union and the Far East.

IslamandNationalisminEurasiaEduard Ponarin

After a brief survey of the history of Islam and of theories of na-tionalism, this course will examine the interaction of nationalist and religious movements in Islamic Eurasia in the 19th century through the present time. The course focuses on Inner Eurasia and thus totally excludes the Islamic areas of South-East Asia and Africa and virtually ignores the Middle East, except for the areas historically related to Inner Eurasia. It also does not cover the Muslim issues in the European Union.

(Re)WritingSovietandContemporaryRussianHistoryAnatoly Pinsky

This course examines major trends in the Anglo-American and post-Soviet Russian historiography of the Soviet Union, includ-ing the totalitarian school, revisionism(s), and post-revisionism(s), among others. Course readings include (and some entire sessions consist of) works from other disciplines, the insights of which will enrich our approach to both secondary and primary sources. The primary language of instruction will be English, although you may use Russian if you find it necessary or desirable.

ThePoliticalCultureoftheRussianRevolutionBoris Kolonitskii

This course deals with the language of the Revolution including different images of power, the political functions of the revolu-tionary symbols (flags, songs, uniforms, etc), and the lexicon of

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the Revolution. It explores different connotations of key politi-cal words like ‘democracy’, ‘bourgeoisie’, ‘freedom’, etc. The Revolution is viewed as a battle to control systems of symbolic meaning as political actors tried to monopolize political words and symbols and give them their own interpretation. The course also addresses the cult of the revolutionary leader and the im-ages of the enemy.

RussianPoliticalandSocialHistorySergei Podbolotov

The first part of this course traces the country’s evolution preced-ing the emergence of modern Russia, with special attention to changes in political institutions, relations between rulers and their subjects, local government, social strata, the Russian religious mind, and the origins of patriotism and ethnicity. The second part gives an overview of the development of the state and society in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. It aims at providing a com-parative perspective on the processes of modernization in Russia and in the rest of Europe. Discussion sessions will concentrate on major debates about the key problems of modern Russian history.

TeachingModuleinKazan:TatarstanandOtherRegionsofRussia

Various lecturers

Two four-credit intensive courses delivered in Kazan. One is de-voted to culture and ethnicity in the Republic of Tatarstan, histori-cally Muslim and culturally half-Turkic. The other will introduce students to some of the Russian regions and especially to Siberia.

HistoryandPoliticsintheSouthCaucasusandIran

Gevorg Avetikyan

This series of lectures and seminars will focus on the recent his-tory and politics of the South Caucasus and Iran. The previous has also been known in Russian sources as the Transcaucasia and includes three UN member states (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) as well as three unrecognized or partially recognized states (Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh and South Ossetia). With Russia in the north and Iran as a contemporary ‘newsmaker’ and former neighbor of the Russian Empire in the south, this region has gone through a number of fascinating transformations throughout its history, some of the modern aspects of which will be examined during the proposed course of studies.

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MethodologySeminarVarious lecturers

This 12-session seminar is held throughout the academic year and is taught by various EUSP Professors. Its main goal is to in-troduce IMARES students to concrete methods and approaches in social sciences by inviting various EUSP professors (including EUSP ‘academic stars’) and thus ensuring the interdisciplinary na-ture of the seminar. The seminar covers such topics as: philosophy of social sciences, quantitative methods in sociology, institutional theory, rational-choice and game theory, interviewing, basics of quantitative methods, etc. This unique course is also an excellent chance to meet with various EUSP professors and get into excel-lent research networks.

WorkshopSeriesGuest lecturers

IMARES and EUSP will invite prominent guest-lectures (politi-cians, academics, businessmen, researchers, cultural figures) for public talks, seminars and workshops. By attending those events, IMARES students will enrich their knowledge of the region, create great networks and become embedded into the vibrant aca-demic atmosphere of the University. After the presentation made by the guest lecturer, the IMARES students have the opportunity to conduct a Q&A session with the guest speaker. Each lecture is then followed by a short quiz organized by Prof. Alexei Pikulik and Gevorg Avetikyan for the students. Three or four questions re-lated to the topic of the meeting will be asked to the students. They are also encouraged to write brief articles and reports about the lectures which would later be published in the IMARES journal.

RUSSIANLANGUAGECOURSE

This is an optional course. It covers all the basic aspects of the language: pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing. Classes will focus mainly on everyday conversational language and on developing communication skills. Russian mass media and discus-sions of hot political and social issues are an important part of the course. Placement tests are conducted early in September and February to establish prospective students’ proficiency levels. At the end of the course a final test may be administered and certificates are issued upon request.

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AlexeiPikulik, Academic Director of IMARES, IMARES Professor at EUSP, visiting lecturer at the European Hu-manities University (Vilnius). Author of articles dedicated to the political economy of contemporary post-Soviet states and international relations. Research interests: com-parative political economy; varieties of capitalism; insti-tutional change in the post-Soviet setting; contemporary autocratic regimes and political economy of rentier states.

AnatolyPinsky, Visiting assistant professor in late Soviet and contemporary Russian history. He is currently work-ing on a book about subjectivity, literary form, and the relationship between them in the immediate post-Stalin period, provisionally entitled The Individual after Stalin: Writers, Diaries, and the Reform of Soviet Socialism. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2011 and has held fellowships from the Harriman Institute and the American Councils for International Education. His courses include (Re)Writing Soviet and Contemporary Russian History and Autobiography in Russian History: Theory and Practice. He has been teaching in the His-tory Department at the European University at Saint Pe-tersburg since the fall of 2012.

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BorisKolonitskii, First Vice-Rector of EUSP. Doctor of Sciences (Institute of Russian History, Russian Academy of Sciences). Professor of History, EUSP. Visiting profes-sor: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (1999, 2005, Fall); Princeton University (2002, Spring); Yale University (2006, Spring); Helsinki University (2006, Fall); Tuebingen University (2007, Fall). Grants and fellowships: Volkswagen Foundation Scholarship (1992, 1995), East European Scholarship (Trinity Col-lege, Cambridge, UK, 1994–1995), Kennan Institute (1998), George Soros Foundation (1999–2000). Author of Interpreting the Russian Revolution: The Lan-guage and Symbols of 1917 (New Haven and Lon-don, 1999, with O. G. Figes); Shoulder boards and the struggle for power in 1917 (St. Petersburg: Ostrov, 2001); Power Symbols and the Struggle for Power: A Study of Political Culture of the Russian Revolution of 1917 (St. Petersburg: Dmitry Bulanin, 2001). Research interests: the history of the Russian revolution of 1917, the history of the Russian intelligentsia.

DaryaPushkina, Associate Dean of International Stu-dents, Smolny Institute (St. Petersburg State University and Bard College). Specialist in international relations and comparative politics. Has worked at Reed College, United States, and American University, Rome. Has been involved in projects like Russian Littoral Project, US State Department Democratization Project and Brit-ish Academy: Specialist Group on Ethnopolitics. Author of articles on international relations and security, she is currently working on a book on UN peacekeeping forces in civil wars.

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EduardPonarin, Professor, Higher School of Econom-ics, St. Petersburg, Head of its Laboratory for Com-parative Sociological Research. Teaches courses on data analysis and nationalism. Has written on Estonian, Ukrainian, and Russian nationalism and the relationship between Islam and nationalism in the Muslim republics of the Russian Federation including Tatarstan. Specialist in application of statistics to social science problems.

EkaterinaStepanova, Head of the Peace and Conflict Studies Unit, IMEMO, Moscow. Teaches at the Euro-pean Peace University, Austria. Serves on the editorial boards of Terrorism and Political Violence; The Interna-tional Journal of Conflict and Violence; and Security In-dex. Led the Armed Conflicts and Conflict Management Program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2007–09). Author of six books, including Ter-rorism in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Struc-tural Aspects (2008). The latest volume co-edited by her is Terrorism: Patterns of Internationalization (2009).

GevorgAvetikyan, Assistant Director of the IMARES program and Academic Process Supervisor at the EUSP Department of International Programs. MA degrees in Iranian Studies (Yerevan State University, Armenia) and in Nationalism Studies (Central European University, Hungary), PhD student at the Department of Asian and African Studies (St. Petersburg State University, Russia). He is an editorial board member of the Iran and the Caucasus academic journal published by Brill, Leiden.

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NikitaLomagin, Professor, World Economy Depart-ment, St. Petersburg State University; Academic Director of the ENERPO program, EUSP. Has published widely on Soviet history, contemporary Russian foreign policy and international organization. Author of chapters in vol-umes such as Russia: Re-emerging Great Power (2007); Russia as a Great Power: Dimensions of Security under Putin (2005); A Resurgent Russia and the West: The European Union, NATO and Beyond (2009). Co-au-thor of The Leningrad Blockade, 1941-1944: A New Documentary History from the Soviet Archives (2012).

SergeiPodbolotov, Adjunct Professor at EUSP and Bilkent University, Turkey. Former associate professor in the Department of History, St. Petersburg State Uni-versity. Author of articles on Russian right-wing political parties in the early 1900s. Past researcher at Stanford University and at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University. Research interests: modern political history of Russia; political parties during the Russian revolution; Russian nationalist and right-wing movements at the be-ginning of the 20th century.

VladimirGel’man, Professor, Department of Politi-cal Science and Sociology, EUSP, and Finland Distin-guished Professor, the University of Helsinki. Author, co-author or editor of twenty books in Russian or English, including The Politics of Sub-National Authoritarianism in Russia (2010) and Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia (2010). Has published in Europe-Asia Studies, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Post-Soviet Affairs and other journals. Research interests: study of contemporary Russian and post-Soviet politics and government in a theoretical and comparative per-spective.

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• Drifting Apart: The state of the North – South Divide in Kyrgyzstan since the 2010 Revolution

• Niyazov's Cult of Personality: A Unifying Tool for Turkmen Nationalism? A Comparative Perspective

• Rationale Making and Foreign Policy: Turkey's Stance During the Georgian War

• Russo-Turkish Relations: the Factor of Energy

• The Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and its Community: History and Current Develop-ments

• An Atmosphere of Reconciliation: A Theory of the Resolution of Modern Ethnic Conflicts Based on the Transcaucasian Conflicts

• Sources, Perspectives and Implications of Political Extremism in Russia: A Study of Russian National Unity and the National Bolshevik Party

• The Constitution of the Subject in Stalinist Russia dur-ing the 1930s

• Explaining the Civil War in Tajikistan

• A Comparative Analysis of Post-Imperial Policies (France in the Post-World-War Period and Russia after the Breakup of the Soviet Union)

• Germany, Russia and 9/11 Coalition. A Social Constructivist Account on Foreign Policy Behavior.

• Gender Representation and the Soviet Woman: the Crisis of Female Identity in Late Soviet Cinema

• Analyzing Regime Change in Post-Soviet Space: A Comparative Approach

• The Current State of US-Russian Relations: Coopera-tion or Standoff?

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• Lessons from Late Imperial Russia’s Jewish Policies

• Financial Behavior Adjusted: The Interaction of Cul-ture and Economic Institutions in Russia

• Nationalism and Identity Construction in Post-So-viet Russia: Disappointments, Resentments, and the Pursuit of Prestige

• The Potential Radicalization of Crimean Tatars: A Two-Pronged Approach to Counter Violent Is-lamism

• Nationalism and Islam in Chechnya and Tatarstan

• Tattoos and Criminality: A Study on the Origins and Uses of Tattoos in Criminal Subcultures

• Unholy Roads: Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, and its Dangerous Linkages in the Post-Soviet World

• Russian Voucher Privatization: An Attempt to Create a Country of Proprietors Overnight

• Don’t Touch the President. Two Countries — Same Story. State control on the media and the censor-ship of satire in Russia and Italy.

• The Politics on the Breakaway Regions: a Possible Constraining Factor in Saakashvili’s Modernization Plan?

• An Analysis of Foreign Policy in the Context of Rus-sia's Grand Strategies (1815–2008)

• Islam, Islamism and Islamic Revival

Apply online by going to www.eu.spb.ru/imares/apply

Word application forms can be downloaded from www.eu.spb.ru/international or requested by e-mail from imares@eu.spb.ru

Applications should include:1. A completed application form2. Statement of purpose (not more than 500 words)3. Two letters of recommendation from scholars who are closely

acquainted with your academic work4. Certified transcripts of previous undergraduate and graduate

studies, with grade-point averages5. Curriculum Vitae

Please state whether you are applying for the whole degree program or for the Certificate of Study.

You can send all the above, including a scanned transcript of studies, by email to imares@eu.spb.ru. In this case please ask your referees to email their recom-mendation letters directly.

Alternatively, you can post your application to the address below: International ProgramsEuropean University at St. Petersburg3 Gagarinskaia Street191187 St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

Note: The use of a courier postal service is highly recommended. For regular service, allow three to four weeks for delivery.

Our phone number is +7 812 386 7648

Starting Dates and Application Deadlines

Classes begin during the first week of September in the Fall Term and the first week of February in the Spring Term. Applicants can choose the starting date. They have to meet the deadline for submitting applications accordingly:

April 30 for enrollment in the Fall Term October 31 for enrollment in the Spring Term

Note: early admission is possible

Please also visit our website: http://www.eu.spb.ru/imares

HOW TO APPLY

APPLICATION DEADLINES:April 30 for enrollment in the Fall Term

October 31 for enrollment in the Spring Term

Early admission is possible

To apply online go to www.eu.spb.ru/imares/applyIMARES phone number: +7 812 386 76 48

EMAIL: international@eu.spb.ru

EUSP INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ADVISORY COUNCIL

Harley Balzer, Georgetown University

Dominique Colas, Institut d’E’tudes Politiques de Paris

Alexander Etkind, Cambridge University

Stephen Kotkin, Princeton University

Markku Kivinen, University of Helsinki

Michael Urban, University of California – Santa Cruz

Alexei Yurchak, University of California – Berkeley

Please also visit our website: www.eu.spb.ru/international

MA in Russian Culture and the Arts

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MA in Energy Politics in Eurasia

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Why EUSP EUSP is the most international Russian university

and the most Russian of all international universities

EUSP has the highest proportion of international faculty and Russian professors with degrees from prominent Western universities in Russia

EUSP is a decisive agent of innovation and change, introducing and disseminating new standards and practices in the Russian educational system

EUSP is committed to the integration of Russian academia with Europe and America

EUSP international MA programs in Russian and Eurasian Studies are the only permanent programs at the graduate level in Russia that are taught in English and approved by the US Department of Education to provide Federal Student Loans

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MA in Russian Culture and the Arts

Professional academic training History of art and architecture, music and literature Imperial and Soviet heritage On-site classes in the Hermit-age and the Russian Museum Diverse experience in Russian cultural life

All instruction in English Intensive Russian language classes (optional)

www.eu.spb.ru/marca

MA in Energy Politics in Eurasia

Studying at a compact, internationally renowned private university in Rus-sia devoted solely to the social sciences Interdisciplinary curricula with unparalleled breadth of courses that tailor education to specific needs

Teaching by Russia’s major figures in political science, political economy, and public policy Excellent preparation for further research work or for careers in education, public administration, the private sector

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International MA in Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES)European University at St. Petersburg3A Gagarinskaia Street191187 St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

Tel./Fax: +7 812 386 76 48 Email: international@eu.spb.ru www.eu.spb.ru/international