RJ1076 History of Russia - Seminář 2

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Aneta Čermáková (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen the topics, which are the subject of the course History of Russia 2 (from the first half of the 18th century till the beginning of the 21th century), particularly to understand Russian history in the European context.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to understand and interpret Russian history in the period from the first half of the 18th century to the beginning of the 21th century in a European context.
Syllabus
  • Content of seminars
  • 1. Coups and female rulers after the death of Peter the Great; Catherine II. – foreign policy, culture, philosophy, peasant war (Yemelyan Pugacev). 2. Russia in the first half of the 19th century. Alexander I., Patriotic War with the   French, Holy Alliance; Revolt rebellion, Nikolai I., culture, science. 3. Russia in the second half of the 19th century. Alexander II, reforms, abolition of serfdom, national movement. Russia in the second half of the 19th century. Alexandr III., Foreign Policy, Science and Culture. 4. Russia in the years 1900-1917. Nikolai II. V. Lenin. The transition to   imperialism, the Russo-Japanese War, the Revolution of 1905, Stolypin's reform, Russia in   1. World war, February events, double rule, so-called VŘSR. 5. Russia in the period 1918-1939. V. Lenin, end of the First World War, Brest peace, civil war, intervention, NEP period, GOERLO, the emergence of the USSR. Industrialization and collectivization. Five-Years, Stalin, repression. 6. Russia in World War II. 7. Russia after 1945, period 1945–1953. The period after the end of the war, the establishment of the Eastern Bloc, the Warsaw Treaty, the RVHP, the cult of Stalin's personality. 8. Russia in the years 1953–1964. Nikita Khrushchev. Russia-US relations. 9. Russia in the years 1964–1985. Russia-Czech relations, the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Russia in   1970s, periods of so-called stagnation, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko. 10. Russia in the years 1985–1990. Gorbachev. Period of perestroika and glasnost. 11. Russia in the years 1990–1997. The breakup of the USSR, the CIS, present problems of Russia. Yeltsin, Putin. 12. Russia in the 21th century.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dějiny Ruska 20. století – díl II. Edited by Andrej Borisovič Zubov. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2015. 770 stran. ISBN 9788025709641.
  • VYDRA, Zbyněk, Michal ŘOUTIL, Jitka KOMENDOVÁ, Kateřina HLOUŠKOVÁ and Michal TÉRA. Dějiny Ruska. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2017, 499 stran. ISBN 9788074223242. info
  • PUTNA, Martin C. Obrazy z kulturních dějin ruské religiozity. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2015, 335 stran. ISBN 9788074295348. info
  • Dějiny Ruska 20. století. Edited by Andrej Borisovič Zubov. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2014, 949 stran. ISBN 9788025709214. info
  • PEČENKA, Marek and Bohuslav LITERA. Dějiny Ruska v datech. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2011, 446 s. ISBN 9788086569147. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 6., dopl. vyd. Praha: NLN Nakladatelství lidové noviny, 2010, 601 s. ISBN 9788074220265. info
Teaching methods
Online course – self-studing and reading of materials and literature. Consultation with a lecturer.
Assessment methods
Creating a project (infographic; including annotation and draft) and introducing of it.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: v kombinovaném studiu 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
The course is taught online.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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