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Lecturer(s)
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Varga Patrik, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Komendová Jitka, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1 Introduction 2. Methodology: memory studies, institutions, literature 3. From Marxist sociology to imperial historiography: Stalin and the great shift in historical narrative 4. Places of memory I: Solovki 5. Places of memory II: Kurapaty, Katyn, Sandarmoch 6. The Great Patriotic War I. 7. The Great Patriotic War II. 8. The Holocaust 9. The Afghan War 10. Perestroika and the 1990s 11. Putin's Image of the older Russian History 12. The Temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation through the Lens of Semiotics
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Homework for Teaching
- 2 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar History, Memory, Propaganda focuses on selected topics in 20th-century Russian history and traces how their official interpretation has changed over the decades up to the present day. At the same time, it analyzes how individual and family memory shaped ordinary actors and how it related to state-imposed interpretations. Special attention is paid to current forms of manipulation of the historical narrative, which serve to legitimize the ideology of the Kremlin regime.
Students will understand the issue of using historical narratives in shaping the official ideology of the USSR/Russian Federation and will be able to compare the official interpretation of history with the individual interpretation of historical events by eyewitnessesordinary citizens of Russia.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of the older history of Eastern Europe and a good understanding of 20th-century Russian history
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work
attendance at lectures with a maximum number of absences per semester of 2 weeks active participation in discussions preparation of written work
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Recommended literature
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Milan Hlavačka, Magdaléna Pokorná. Paměť míst, událostí a osobností: Historie jako identita a manipulace. .
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Miroslav Vaněk. O orální historii s jejími zakladateli a protagonisty. .
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Světlana Alexijevičová. Doba z druhé ruky. .
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Světlana Alexijevičová. Válka nemá ženskou tvář. .
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Světlana Alexijevičová. Zinkoví chlapci. .
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