FF:HIB009b Nowgorod - Course Information

HIB009b Nowgorod between East and West

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 8:00–9:40 B2.32, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! HIB0369 Nowgorod

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 21/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The lecture focuses on the interpretation of the main problems of the history of the city of Novgorod. It reminds the students of its very special position in the Russian lands and the history, which manifested itself in its intense contacts with Eestern Europe and in its internal arrangement. The Hanseatic court was a symbol of the abilities and opportunities to overcome the negative view of the Western Christians. The internal arrangement made Novgorod closer to the cities in Western Europe and differed it from other Russian cities. The expulsion and invitation of the princes confirmed this difference. It is possible to rate similarly also the level of education documented by the numerous written monuments. The autonomy of its conduct also manifested itself in the negotiations with the Lithuanian and Polish rulers and proposals of its transition under the sovereignty of the Polish king, which were perceived as a betrayal of the Orthodox faith. The specificity of the position the city ended the punitive expedition of Ivan the Terrible in 1570.

Learning outcomes

After attending the lectures, the students will be able to:
explain the causes of the special status of Novgorod in the Russian lands,
describe its contacts with the Hanseatic League and Western Europe,
define the form of the internal layout of the city,
clarify the role of the church and the archbishop in Novgorod,
clarify the causes of the negative perception of the Novgorod by the Muscovite sovereigns.

Syllabus

• The emergence of Novgorod, Varangians and Slavs, Novgorod under Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise, Novgorod between the boyars and the princes, The archbishop of Novgorod and his role in the life of the city Novgorod at the time of Alexander Nevsky, Novgorod and the Hansiatic League, His Majesty Lord Novgorod the Great and its internal arrangement. Novgorod and Lithuania in the 14th century, Novgorod and Moscow, Novgorod between Lithuania and Moscow in the 15th century, Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III and its consequences, Novgorod and its culture, Novgorod and Ivan the Terrible, a tragic epilogue.

Literature

required literature
• 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

recommended literature
• ONASCH, Konrad: Gross-Nowgorod : Aufstieg und Niedergang einer russischen Stadtrepublik. München 1969.
• ONASCH, Konrad: Grossnovgorod : und das Reich der heiligen Sophia : Kirchen- und Kulturgeschichte einer alten russischen Stadt und ihres Hinterlandes. Leipzig 1969.
• Origins of the Russian state :to the 30th anniversary of the archaeological studies of Novgorod Ryurik Gorodishche and the Novgorod oblast archaeological expedition : historical and archaeological collection of articles : prooceedings of international sc. Edited by Je. N. Nosov. St.-Petersburg: Dmitrij Bulanin, 2007, 376 s. ISBN 9785860075559. info
• VALEROV, Aleksej Valentinovič. Novgorod i Pskov : očerki političeskoj istorii Severo-Zapadnoj Rusi XI-XIV vekov. Sankt-Peterburg: Aletejja, 2004, 313 stran. ISBN 5893296680. 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
• Novgorod : architectural monuments 11th - 17th centuries. Edited by Michail Konstantinovič Karger. Leningrad: Aurora art publishers, 1975, 41 s. info

Teaching methods

Lecture, reading and analysis of documents

Assessment methods

written work, final test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught only once.

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