Lesson 13: Oil and Oligarchy in Russia

March 28, 2016

Previous | Next

Tue, Mar 29

Review:

• Exam 2 Results

Presentation:

• Russia and Central Asia Geography
• Russia
  • Russian Oligarch Roman Abromovich (Forbes)
  • How Cheap Oil is Squeezing Russia’s Economy (Bloomberg article)
  • The Polonium Plot (CBC video)

Assignment:

• Read Mapping Russia’s Strategy (Geopolitical Futures article by George Friedman)
• Read A Hollow Superpower (Economist article)
• Optional: Putin’s Way (Frontline video) – legitimate or propaganda?
• Optional: Poisoned by Polonium (Independent documentary)