Course: History of East-Slavonic Countries

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Course title History of East-Slavonic Countries
Course code KSR/7DEJR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Komendová Jitka, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The lectures are mostly dedicated to the issues connected to the history of culture and also to the issued which are still influencing the situation in eastern Europe. We shall look at these issues from the long-term perspective (e.g. the expansion of Russia, the position of Orthodox church in the history of Russia, the changing nature of Russian monarchical power and its path to the absolutism). The history of Russia is viewed as a history of a multicultural and multiethnic state. Programme: 1. Basic concepts. Periodization. 2. Formation of medieval Rus 3. Christianity in Rus. 4.State structures. Sovereign power. Principality of Galicia-Volhynia. 5. Medieval Novgorod. 6. Rus and "The Great Steppe": the peoples from steppes and their role in Russian history. 7. Forming of the Moscowian Rus and the path to tsarist autocracy. 8. Territorial expansion from the times of Ioan IV. up to the 19th century. 9. Ukraine as a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish kingdom. 10. Peter I and the establishment of the Russian Empire 11. Ukraine under the ruling of Russian and Austria, national revival and fighting for impendent Ukraine. 10. The reforms of the 18th century. 11. Revolutionary movements in the 19th century.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The discipline provides a basic orientation in the main problems of the history of Eastern Europe. The lectures focus mainly on the problems that still influence the appearance of the East Slavic area. Emphasis is placed on tracing them in a long time perspective (territorial expansion of Russia, the role of Orthodoxy, changes in the character of the monarchical power and the path of Russia to self-rule, etc.). The history of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus is understood as the history of a multiethnic and multicultural area, therefore, increased attention is paid to the problems of the position of subjugated peoples within the Russian state (Jews, Tatars, peoples of the Caucasus, etc.).
Students will obtain a basic outline of the key problems in the history of the Eastern Slavic countries, which will be useful for a more detailed study of the history of culture and literature in the following courses.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the history of European Middle Ages and the New Age (on a high school level).

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Successful completion of the written test (answers to open questions). The paper can be taken only three times. The written work is in Czech.
Recommended literature
  • Jan Rychlík, Bohdan Zilynskyj, Paul Robert Magocsi. (2015). Dějiny Ukrajiny. Praha.
  • Pipes, R. (2004). Rusko za starého režimu.. Praha.
  • Vydra Z., Řoutil M., Komendová J., Hloušková K., Téra M. (2017). Dějiny Ruska. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2025) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2025) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2025) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -