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Russia Discussion Questions – Political Institutions, Political Culture, and What Russians Quarrel About

Russia Discussion Questions – Political Institutions, Political Culture, and What Russians Quarrel About. Political Institutions. What are the differences between “totalitarian” and “authoritarian” systems?. Are all reforms in Russia doomed to fail? Why / not?.

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Russia Discussion Questions – Political Institutions, Political Culture, and What Russians Quarrel About

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  1. Russia Discussion Questions – Political Institutions, Political Culture, and What Russians Quarrel About

  2. Political Institutions • What are the differences between “totalitarian” and “authoritarian” systems?

  3. Are all reforms in Russia doomed to fail? • Why / not?

  4. Is Putin’s takeover of Russia the functional equivalent of a coup? • Is Putin generally good for Russia?

  5. How can you tell if a country is a democracy? • What points do you look for?

  6. Political Culture and What Russians Quarrel About • Was ideology important in the Soviet Union? What case can you make that it was? (Or at least that it once was?)

  7. What is “civil society”? • How does a country acquire one? • Can democracy and a market economy flourish without one? • What does civil society look like in Russia today?

  8. Can a civil society be built in a condition of chaos and quasi-authoritarianism? Explain.

  9. Explain the differences of the meaning of “equality” in the United States and Russia.

  10. Never having known freedom and democracy, Russians are now incapable of it. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

  11. What went wrong with Russian privatization?

  12. Potential Essays • Describe the attitudes of the Russian people to their government today, including how Soviet traditions affected each of the following: • Mistrust of the government • Statism • Economic beliefs • Westernization

  13. Choose three of the following cleavages in Russian society and explain what the cleavage is and how it affects Russian society. • Nationality • Religion • Rural vs. Urban • Social class

  14. Describe issues/concerns related to Russian foreign policy: • The Former Soviet Republics • The West • Terrorism

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