Hello, Everyone… Here Comes the Intro Welcome to my blog, Political Hypochondria ! My name is Ebony, and I’m a transfer student in my first semester at Kennesaw State University. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in History almost 20 years ago and hold a Master of Arts in Eastern European Studies. I have had a long-standing interest in and/or fascination with Slavic Studies. The genesis of my interest began in the mid-late 80s after watching Rocky IV. The idea an Italian American from Philadelphia sparked the end of the Cold War fascinates me. That film is the reason I learned Russian and Ukrainian. Rocky IV is why I chose a post-Soviet country to do my Peace Corps service (Armenia). You could say this movie subconsciously introduced me to the world of international relations and the concept of U.S. foreign policy interests. “I must break you” is in my opinion one of the cheesiest yet iconic lines from a Rocky  film. I am very excited about this class and project, and I’m very excited ...