RJ_41 Cultural and Political History of Russia and Ukraine

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:35 A42 stara
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
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Course objectives
This course is aimed at an understanding of the main problems faced by Eastern and South Eastern Europe until 1492. Attention will be focused on various themes: the influence of the Byzantine Empire on the region, the ethnogenesis of the Slavs, state formation and Christianisation, the break-up of early medieval states and the arrival of the appanage period, the formation of nation states in the 14th and 15th centuries and the principle problems from church and cultural history. Particular emphasis is placed upon the difference in development between Western and Eastern Europe during this period, due to the pronounced Byzantine influence. This course is aimed at an understanding of the main problems faced by Eastern and South Eastern Europe until 1492. By the end of the course students will have an understanding of the specific development of Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and will be able to explain the principle causes for the differences in development between Western and Eastern Europe. An understanding of the function of the Byzantine Empire and travellers in the history if Eastern Europe will provide a base from which they will be able to explain the circumstances surrounding the growth of despotic regimes.
Syllabus
  • The Byzantine Empire and the main problems of its history
  • 2. The ethnogenesis of the Slavs
  • 3. State formation of southern and eastern Slavs
  • 4. The socio-cultural role and significance of the Orthodox Church
  • 5. The Christianisation of southern and eastern Slavs
  • 6. The Baltics in the Middle Ages
  • 7. The Turko-Tatar nomads and the consequences of their invasion
  • 8. The origin of national states. Poland, Lithuania, Duchy of Moscow in the 14th and 15th centuries
  • 9. The Kiev metropolis and all of Russia and their roles in the 14th and 15th centuries
  • 10. The Polish-Lithuanian Union and the consequences of its foundation
  • 11. Church union as a means of ordering religious relationships in Eastern Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries
  • 12. The Muscovite (Russian) ruler as the Orthodox Tsar.
  • 13. The Byzantine legacy in the history of Eastern Europe
Literature
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 4. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 574 s. ISBN 8071066583. info
  • BERDJAJEV, Nikolaj Aleksandrovič. Nový středověk : úvaha o osudu Ruska a Evropy. Translated by Jan Kranát. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2004, 141 s. ISBN 8086818055. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Petr I. :zrození impéria. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 322 s. ISBN 80-7106-301-0. info
  • LÁŠEK, Jan Blahoslav. Počátky křesťanství u východních Slovanů. 1. vyd. Praha: Síť, 1997, 337 s., 12. ISBN 80-86040-05-4. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 2. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 558 s. ISBN 80-7106-216-2. info
  • ŠPIDLÍK, Tomáš. Ruská idea :jiný pohled na člověka. Vyd. 1. Velehrad: Refugium, 1996, 414 s. ISBN 80-86045-02-1. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. Rusko a Evropa :studie o duchovních proudech v Rusku. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 1996, 456 s. ISBN 80-901971-7-5. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. Rusko a Evropa :studie o duchovních proudech v Rusku. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 1996, 495 s. ISBN 80-901971-6-7. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan, Václav VEBER, Zdeněk SLÁDEK and Vladislav MOULIS. Dějiny Ruska. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1995, 473 stran. ISBN 807106128X. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 3. dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995, 558 s. ISBN 80-7106-183-2. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. Rusko a Evropa :studie o duchovních proudech v Rusku. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 1995, 394 s. ISBN 80-901971-1-6. info
  • BERDJAJEV, Nikolaj Aleksandrovič. Duše Ruska. Translated by Ivo Pospíšil. Vyd. 1. Brno: Petrov, 1992, 54 s. ISBN 8085247399. info
  • KARAMZIN, Nikolaj Michajlovič. Obrazy z dějin Říše ruské. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1984, 309 s. info
  • KARAMZIN, Nikolaj Michajlovič. Obrazy z dějin Říše ruské. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1984, 429 s. info
  • ALPATOV, Michail Vladimirovič. Early russian icon painting. Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1978, 330 s. info
  • LICHAČEV, Dmitrij Sergejevič. Člověk v literatuře Staré Rusi. Translated by Světla Mathauserová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1974, 186 s. URL info
  • ALPATOV, Michail Vladimirovič. Andrej Rublev : [al'bom]. Moskva: Izobrazitel'noje iskusstvo, 1972. 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
  • 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 course has a form of a lecture. The requirements for completing the course successfully involve submitting a seminar paper and completing a final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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