HIB030n Were There Estates in Medieval Russia?

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 B1.41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! HIB0235 Estates in Medieval Russia
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 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 0/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will be focused on monitoring the complicated political and social development of Russian society. Russian medieval society did not achieve the estates’ layout typical for Central and Western Europe, yet it has features which may have to led to the estates’ arrangement. It is therefore necessary to address the problem of the creation and overall development of the Boyars’ Duma, the position of the grand duke and his retinue, the status and influence of church leaders. From the end of the 15th century also the development of central and court offices.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
define the status, influence and transformations of the action of boyars’ duma,
describe the relationship between the ruler and the elites of Russian society,
define the role of the Russian Church as a political partner of the princes and boyars,
explain the essence of the special status of Novgorod and Pskova in Russian society,
lay out the main differences in the arrangement of Western European and Russian medieval society
Syllabus
  • The states of the Rus – fiction or reality?
  • The Duma of Grand Duke Vladimir Svjatoslavič, its Composition and the Influence
  • The Boyars ' Duma, its Composition and Influence in the period of Fragmentation
  • The Transformation of the Composition and the Position of the Boyars ' Duma in Moscow Grand Principality
  • Věče, the Boyars ' Duma, the Council of Lords in Novgorod and Pskov
  • Moscow Gosudar and Autocrat and his Relationship to the Boyars ' Duma
  • The Boyars ' Duma and its Transformations in the 16th. Century
  • Smuta and its Influence on the Development of the Elite of the Russian Society
  • The Position, Transformations and Influence of the Boyars ' Duma in 17. Century
  • The Boyars ' Duma during the Reign of Peter the Great
  • The states of the Rus – fiction or reality?
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 6., dopl. vyd. Praha: NLN Nakladatelství lidové noviny, 2010, 601 s. ISBN 9788074220265. info
  • PIPES, Richard and Stanislav PAVLÍČEK. Rusko za starého režimu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 404 s. ISBN 8072035592. info
    recommended literature
  • KÄMPFER, Frank: Das Russische Herrscherbild von den Anfängen bis zu Peter dem Grossen. Recklinghausen 1978.
  • ĎJAKONOV, Michail A.: Vlasť moskovskich gosudarej. Moskva 2012.
  • ČEREPNIN, Lev V.: Zemskije sobory russkogo gosudarstva v XVI-XVII vv. Moskva 1978.
  • USPENSKIJ, Boris A.: Car' i patriarch : charizma vlasti v Rossii : (Vizantijskaja model' i jeje russkoje pereosmyslenije). Moskva 1998.
  • PLJUCHANOVA, Marija B.: Sjužety i simvoly Moskovskogo carstva. Sankt-Peterburg 1995.
  • STÖKL, Günther. Russische Geschichte : von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Edited by Manfred Alexander. 6., erw. Aufl. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner, 1997, ix, 961. ISBN 3520244063. info
  • KAPPELER, Andreas. Rußland als Vielvölkerreich : Entstehung, Geschichte, Zerfall. München: C.H. Beck, 1992, 400 stran. ISBN 3406475736. info
  • MACŮREK, Josef. Dějiny východních Slovanů. První vydání. V Praze: Melantrich, 1947, 284 stran. URL 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
Teaching methods
Lecture, reading and analysis of documents
Assessment methods
Seminar work, final test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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