Bachelor 2025/2026

Foundations of Russian Statehood

Type: Compulsory course (International Programme in Economics and Finance)

Delivered by: International College of Economics and Finance

When: 1 year, 1 semester

Online hours: 12

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Maria Petrova

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Pre-requisites: basic knowledge of Russian history at the level of high school. The course "Foundations of Russian Statehood" is aimed at forming a system of knowledge, skills and competencies among students, as well as values, rules and norms of behavior related to the awareness of belonging to Russian society, the development of a sense of patriotism and citizenship, the creation of a spiritual, moral and cultural foundation of a developed and integral personality, awareness of the features of the historical path of the Russian state, the identity of its political organization and the pairing of individual dignity and personal success with social progress and political stability. The implementation of the course involves the consistent development of students' knowledge of ideas, scientific concepts, as well as historical, cultural, sociological and other information related to the problems of the development of Russian civilization and its statehood in historical retrospect and in the context of current challenges of political, economic, technogenic and other nature.