HIB0369 Nowgorod between East and West

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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
Thu 11:40–13:15 B21
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 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After finishing this course, students will have an understanding of the causes and events behind the extraordinary construction of the city of Novgorod and its significance in the history of the whole of Eastern Europe. They will grasp the differences in the legal and social construction of cities in eastern and western Europe. They will understand the specific influence of the Orthodox Church on the political and cultural growth of a city in East Europe, including the establishment of town brotherhoods and their activities in the 16th and 17th centuries. They will develop arguments to perceive the differences in the development of Western and Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age.
Syllabus
  • 1. The foundation of Novgorod, Christianisation, rivalry with Kiev
  • 2. Novgorod and trade in Early Medieval Europe.
  • 3. Political development in Novgorod from 1130.
  • 4. The Church and Church institutions in Novgorod
  • 5. Culture in Novgorod
  • 6. Christianisation of the Baltics and the repercussions for Novgorod
  • 7. Alexander Nevsky’s role in Novgorod’s history
  • 8. Novgorod and Hanse
  • 9. Novgorod between Lithuania and Moscow in the 14th and first half of the 15th centuries
  • 10. Heretics in Novgorod’s history
  • 11. The end of Novgorod’s independence
  • 12. Novgorod during the rule of Ivan IV
  • 13. Novgorod’s importance in Russia’s relationship with Europe
Literature
  • VZDORNOV, Gerol'd Ivanovič. Frescoes of Theophanes the Greek in the church of the Saviour of the Transfiguration in Novgorod (Souběž.) : Freski Feofana Greka v cerkvi Spasa Preobraženija v Novgorode : k 600-letiju suščestvovanija fresok 1378-1978. info
  • JANIN, Valentin Lavrent‘jevi. Středověký Novgorod v nápisech na březové kůře. Edited by Andrej Anatol‘jevič Zaliznjak. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2007, 378 s. ISBN 9788086818474. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 4. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 574 s. ISBN 8071066583. info
  • BIRNBAUM, Henrik. Novgorod in focus :selected essays. Translated by V. L. Yanin. Columbus, Ohio: Slavica Publishers, 1996, 192 s. ISBN 0-89357-261-6. info
  • DONNERT, Erich. Altrussisches Kulturlexikon. 1. Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Bibliographisches Institut, 1985, 369 s. info
  • Drevnij Novgorod : istorija, iskusstvo, archeologija : novyje issledovanija. Edited by Savelij Vasil'jevič Jamščikov. Moskva: Izobrazitel'noje iskusstvo, 1983, 357 s. info
  • Novgorodskij sbornik : 50 let raskopok Novgoroda. Edited by Boris Aleksandrovič Kolčin - Valentin Lavrent‘jevič Janin. Moskva: Nauka, 1982, 334 s. info
  • BIRNBAUM, Henrik. Lord Novgorod the Great : essays in the history and culture of a medieval city-state. Columbus, Ohio: Slavica Publishers, 1981, 170 s. ISBN 0893570885. info
  • BALAŠOV, Dmitrij Michajlovič. Jeho Veličenstvo Novgorod. Praha: Svoboda, 1980. info
  • ARCICHOVSKIJ, Artemij Vladimirovič and Valentin Lavrent‘jevi JANIN. Novgorodskije gramoty na bereste : (iz raskopok 1962-1976 gg.). Moskva: Nauka, 1978, 192 s. info
  • Novgorod : architectural monuments 11th - 17th centuries. Edited by Michail Konstantinovič Karger. Leningrad: Aurora art publishers, 1975, 41 s. info
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Autumn 2019.
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