UJ_59 Crucial Events of Modern Ukrainian History

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Aleš Ziegler (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Halyna Myronova, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 18:20–19:55 C32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to acquaint students with significant persons and events, which formed the history of the Ukraine in the twentieth century. Each of the events will be examined comprehensively, that is within an international context. Special attention will be paid to the examples, where the Ukrainian history overlaps with the Czech history and with the history of other Slavonic nations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Beginnings of Modern Ukrainian Statehood (the events of the years 1917 - 1921
  • 2. Development in the 1920s (Process of Ukrainization)
  • 3. Ukrainian Emigration and Diaspora in the World
  • 4. Ukrainian Famine in the years 1932 - 1933
  • 5. Reflexion of the Famine of 1932 - 1933 in the Interwar Czechoslovakia and in the World
  • 6. Ukrainian Nationalism: Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)
  • 7. Ukraine in the Second World War
  • 8. Activities of the members of the OUN supporting Stepan Bandera in the postwar years on the Territories of the USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
  • 9. Chernobyl Disaster and its Consequences
  • 10. Dissolution of the USSR and the Independence of the Ukraine
Literature
  • 1. Bedryk – Bilan, Ch., Hnatjuk, M. a kol.: 100 najvidomišych Ukrajinciv. Orfej, Kyjiv 2005.
  • 2. Bočkovskyj, Olherd Ippolit: Hlad na Ukrajině. Ukrajinský akční výbor, Praha 1933.
Teaching methods
One 2 hour lecture per week.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the completion of the course are the following: 1) attendance at the course at least 70%, 2) review of a scholarly article or publication on a selected topic (1 - 3 pages) or a written test. Completion: credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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