Karakter A. Besvarelsen tar for seg fire kortsvar (250 ord) og to langsvar (500 ord) som var oppsettet for denne 10-timers eksamenen.

Eksamensspørsmålene var: "To what extent do ethnic politics in post-Soviet Russia constitute a case of continuity or change from the Soviet period?", "To what extent does the transition paradigm describe the case of post-Soviet Russia? Please refer to Figure 1 in your response, and be sure to define the concept it is measuring.", "Consider the concept of

Karakter A. Besvarelsen tar for seg fire kortsvar (250 ord) og to langsvar (500 ord) som var oppsettet for denne 10-timers eksamenen.

Eksamensspørsmålene var: "To what extent do ethnic politics in post-Soviet Russia constitute a case of continuity or change from the Soviet period?", "To what extent does the transition paradigm describe the case of post-Soviet Russia? Please refer to Figure 1 in your response, and be sure to define the concept it is measuring.", "Consider the concept of the triadic nexus. To what extent does it explain Russian foreign policy toward other post-Soviet countries under Putin, especially in light of other explanations? You may find it useful to refer to Figure 1 in your response.", "Discuss Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in light of the Dictator’s Dilemma, constructivist theories of ethnic politics, and the course readings on Ukrainian identity.", "Discuss Soviet nationalities policy (roughly 1923-1991) in light of the concepts of the Dictator’s Dilemma and Indirect Rule. Note that the relevance of these concepts to the case may vary across time." og "Consider Figure 2. Do we believe these data? And, based on your response to the first part of this question, what do these data – both in terms of absolute values and trends – tell us about the nature of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime?".