RSb050 History of Russia (extension seminar)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 A31, except Wed 17. 4.
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 course follows on from the course Russian History and expands the received knowledge of students about the Russian past. Although Russia has always been a part of Europe, it has its own indisputable specifics. We are talking about the powerful unit with estate, national and space-time differences. In the lectures we lay stress on understanding of the politic, economic, social and national stratification of Russian State and Russian society. So, students will find out what makes Russian history specific and how these specifics are reflected in the current form of the Russian state, its political system and the society. With the help of coursework students will be able to apply knowledge received during lectures and by reading secondary literature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able:
- to understand the development of the Russian state and its political system;
- to characterize particular classes of Russian society and their historical transformation;
- to explain the influence of environmental conditions on the formation of Russian society;
- to derive and to describe the specific problems of Russian historical development;
- to find relevant specialized literature and to put an interpretation on the reason and results of selected events with its help.
Syllabus
  • 1) Basics of scientific writing (bibliographical references and notes)
  • 2) Environmental conditions and the history of Russia
  • 3) Political power and its changes
  • 4) State and society in Tsarist Russia
  • 5) Russian revolution
  • 6) State and society (USSR)
  • 7) Russia and Europe (Russian thought of 19th century)
  • 8) Presentation of seminar paper
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • The Cambridge history of Russia. Edited by Maureen Perrie. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xxii, 777. ISBN 0521812275. info
  • PIPES, Richard and Stanislav PAVLÍČEK. Rusko za starého režimu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 404 s. ISBN 8072035592. info
    not specified
  • VLČEK, Radomír. Kapitoly z ruských dějin 18. století. Geneze a vývoj ruského impéria. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 211 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6930-5. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • PIPES, Richard. Putin a spol. : co dělat? Translated by Jaromír Žegklitz. Praha: Občanský institut, 2009, 15 s. ISBN 9788086972404. info
  • FIGES, Orlando. Natašin tanec : kulturní dějiny Ruska. Translated by Daria Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: BETA-Dobrovský & Ševčík, 2004, 571 s. ISBN 8073061627. info
  • FIGES, Orlando. Lidská tragédie : ruská revoluce 1891-1924. Translated by Daria Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: BETA-Dobrovský & Ševčík, 2000, 837 s. ISBN 807291006X. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 3. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 558 s. ISBN 8071061832. info
  • PIPES, Richard. Dějiny ruské revoluce. Translated by Hana Gopaulová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 396 s. ISBN 8072030817. info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějiny východních Slovanů. První vydání. V Praze: Melantrich, 1947, 214 stran. URL info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějiny východních Slovanů. První vydání. V Praze: Melantrich, 1947, 284 stran. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, independent reading
Assessment methods
written coursework, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis předmětu mimo Ruská studia je možný pouze se souhlasem vyučujícího
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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