Scholars Online
Douglas Blum
Providence College
Filmed in October 2008.
- Who are you and what do you do? [0:22]
- What factors contributed to the demise of the Soviet Union? [2:33]
- What were the most significant political changes in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union? [3:15]
- What were the most significant economic changes in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union? [2:52]
- How did the Russian people view Boris Yeltsin?[1:39]
- What changes did Vladimir Putin make during his presidency? [3:01]
- What is the state of the Russian military? [1:18]
- What is the Russian perspective on NATO expansion? [2:51]
- What role do Russia's energy resources play in international politics? [2:06]
- What is the "near abroad"? [0:43]
- How do Russia's neighbors regard Russia? [1:59]
- What are high school students like in Russia? [1:53]
- Why is it important for high school students to learn about Russia? [1:24]
Douglas W. Blum is professor of political science at Providence College, and adjunct professor of international studies at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. His current project addresses the international social and cultural dimensions of American decline. In recent years his research has centered on the connections between globalization, identity, and security in the former USSR. His works include National Identity and Globalization: Youth, State and Society in Post-Soviet Eurasia (Cambridge University Press, 2007), as well as an edited volume entitled Russia and Globalization: Identity, Security and Society in an Era of Change (The Johns Hopkins University Press and Woodrow Wilson International Center, 2008). He received his PhD in political science from Columbia University in 1991.
