Department of Modern and Contemporary History of European and American Countries
Department Head: Professor L.S.Belousov.
The department incorporates the Centre for American Studies.
The history of West European and American countries from mid-Seventeenth Century to the present is studied and taught in the department. Students are trained in the following sections:
France, Italy, Greece
Great Britain, Canada
Spain, Portugal, Latin America
the USA
Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hungary, Scandinavian countries
Political Studies
The history and theory of international relations
The main fields of research and specialization for students of the department are as follows:
Modern and Contemporary Social and Economic History of European and American Countries
Political History of European and American Countries, History of Social Thought, Intellectual and Cultural Life
Political Processes in European and American Countries, Institutions of Authority and their Functioning, Social and Political Models of European and American Countries
Foreign Policy of European and American Countries, its Formation and Execution, Problems of Colonialism
Cultural History of European and American Countries
History of International Relations: Systems of International Relations, World Wars, International Political Crises
Theory of International Relations; Military Power, Ideology, Character of States as Factors Influencing International Relations
Problems of the Evolution of the World Economy, Integration Processes and the Functioning of International Organizations
Variations within the Social, Economic, Partisan, and Political Development of Modern and Contemporary Latin American Countries