HIA108a History of the Early Modern Age in Eastern Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Mon 16:40–18:15 B21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIA107 Introduction to Early Mod.Age
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is aimed at the main problems in the development of Eastern Europe at the time of the Early Modern Age. Attention is focused on the changes in the power structures in the whole region and within individual countries, and also on the changes in the standing and influence of Eastern Europe within Europe as a whole. Particular emphasis is placed upon cultural developments and developments within the church. On completing the course students will have a grasp of the political, cultural and church history of Eastern Europe during the Early Modern Age. They will have an understanding of the circumstances behind the origin and development of despotic regimes in Russia and the gradual disintegration of the Polish-Lithuanian union based on the the principles of medieval aristocratic freedoms. They will also have a strong grasp of the developments in the political thought of the age. This will provide them with a basis to be aware of specific developments in Eastern Europe in later periods.
Syllabus
  • 1. Eastern Europe at the start of the Early Modern Age
  • 2. The estates in Poland and Lithuania
  • 3. The origins of autocracy in Russia
  • 4. Reformation and humanism in Poland
  • 5. The Union of Lublin and its consequences
  • 6. The crisis of the Russian state at the start of the 17th century
  • 7. The religious situation in Eastern Europe in the 17th century
  • 8. The revolt of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and its consequences
  • 9. The liberum veto and the Polish estates society in the 17th century
  • 10. Peter I and the foundation of imperial Russia
  • 11. The Enlightenment in Eastern Europe
  • 12. Eastern Europe at the end of the 18th century
  • 13. Russia and Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries
Literature
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska [Švankmajer, 1967] (Podřaz.) : Dějiny Svazu sovětských socialistický republik : přehled politického vývoje společnosti. D. 1, Dějiny Ruska. info
  • PIPES, Richard and Stanislav PAVLÍČEK. Rusko za starého režimu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 404 s. ISBN 8072035592. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Petr I. :zrození impéria. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 322 s. ISBN 80-7106-301-0. info
  • PIPES, Richard. Property and freedom. 1st ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1999, xiv, 328. ISBN 0375704477. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 2. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 558 s. ISBN 80-7106-216-2. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. Rusko a Evropa : studie o duchovních proudech v Rusku uniCZcpk19960207193. Praha: Ústav Tomáše Garrigua Masaryka, 1996, 3 sv. ; 22. ISBN 80-901971-1-61. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 3. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995, 558 s. ISBN 80-7106-183-2. info
  • CZUBIŃSKI, Antoni and Jerzy TOPOLSKI. Historia Polski. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, 1988, 690 s. ISBN 8304019191. info
  • DONNERT, Erich. Altrussisches Kulturlexikon. 1. Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Bibliographisches Institut, 1985, 369 s. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Kateřina II. Praha: Svoboda, 1970. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Svazu sovětských socialistických republik : přehled politického vývoje společnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1967, 415 s. URL info
  • ARNOLD, Stanisław, Jerzy MICHALSKI and Kazimierz PIWARSKI. Historia Polski : od połowy XV wieku do roku 1795. Warszawa: Państwowe Zakłady Wydawnictw Szkolnych, 1962, 328 s. info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějiny polského národa. V Praze: Melantrich, 1948. info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějiny východních Slovanů. První vydání. V Praze: Melantrich, 1947, 284 stran. URL info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějepisectví evropského východu. První vydání. V Praze: nákladem Historického klubu, 1946, 349 stran. info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějiny Maďarů a uherského státu. V Praze: Melantrich, 1934, 344 stran. info
  • MILJUKOV, Pavel Nikolajevič. Obrazy z dějin ruské vzdělanosti. Translated by Vavřinec Josef Dušek. 4. opr. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Nákladem Jana Laichtera, 1903, xiv, 619. URL info
  • MILJUKOV, Pavel Nikolajevič. Obrazy z dějin ruské vzdělanosti. Translated by Vavřinec Josef Dušek. 4. oprav. a dopln. vyd. Praha: Nákladem Jana Laichtera, 1902, xxiv, 370. URL info
Assessment methods
The basic teaching method involves commented readings on documents from the period. The requirements for completing the course successfully involve submitting a seminar paper and completing a final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Ke zkoušce nutno absolvovat podle výběru 2 ze 3 kursů dějin raného novověku (východ., západ. Evropy, české země) + výběrový kurz z dějin raného novověku.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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