History of Russia 862-1825

general courses

The aim is to present the basic events and phenomena in the history of Russia (from the establishment of the Russian state till the beginning of the nineteenth century). The material is presented in chronological and problematic system.

Specific purposes:

The lecture’s purpose is to present the history of Russia in chronological and problematic order.

The main emphasis is on analysis of the key events in Russian history.

Specific issues:

1. Establishment of Rus. Periodization and territorial development. The Normanist and antinormanist theory. Tribes.

2. Kievan Rus. Authorities and system. Rurik dynasty.

3. Division of districts. The Mongol-Tatar Yorke.

4. The unification of the Russian lands. Moscow. Pskov. Veliky Novgorod.

5. Moscow as the „Third Rome”. Ivan III.

6. Internal and external policies of the Moscow State

7. Ivan the Terrible. Wars with Poland. Yermak’s conquests. Kazan.

8. The Time of Troubles.

9. The House of Romanov. The origin of dynasty.

10. Russia and Poland in the 16th and 17th century.

11. Peter the Great. The economy. The new capital. The empire.

12. Growing importance of Russia in an international arena

13. From Peter the Great to Catherine the Great. Domestic and foreign policies.

14. The reign of Catherine the Great. Territorial conquests. Reforms.

15. From Catherine the Great to Alexander I. Napoleonic Wars.

L. Bazylow, Historia Rosji, Ossolineum (dowolne wydanie)

J. Billington, Ikona i topór. Historia kultury rosyjskiej, tłum. J. Hunia, Kraków 2008

M. Heller, Historia imperium rosyjskiego, tłum. E. Melech i T. Kaczmarek, Warszawa 2005

R. Pipes, Rosja carów, tłum. W. Jeżewski, Warszawa 2007

N. Riasanovsky, M. Steinberg, Historia Rosji, tłum. A. Bernarczyk, T. Tesznar, Kraków 2009

Rosjoznawstwo, Wprowadzenie do studiów nad Rosją, red. L. Suchanka, Kraków 2004

W.Serczyk, Piotr I Wielki, Wrocław 2003

B. Zientara, Dawna Rosja. Despotyzm i demokracja, Warszawa 1995

A.Kamienski, Rossija w XVIII wiekie, Moskwa 2006

B.Floria, Iwan Groznyj, Moskwa 2009

Knowledge:

− The student has well-organized detailed knowledge of the history of Russia (periods, rulers, key figures, concepts, key issues; social, economic, administrative, legal and cultural history.

− The student knows basic historical terminology.

− The student knows the basic events of Russian history.

− The student can name the selected 19th century Russian history researchers of Poland, Russia and Western Europe and he refers to their works.

Skills:

− The student identifies periods in the history of Russia and presents in details individual periods.

− The student has the basic events associated with the reign of selected monarchs and places them in a wider historical context

− The student uses basic historical terminology related to history of Russia.

− The student has basic research skills in the analysis and interpretation of the most important events of history of Russia.

− The student can name the key events and figures in the history of Russian state,

− The student compares Russian and Polish point of view on key historical events

− The student is able to work systematically.

Social competences:

− The student is aware of the role and importance of the history of the development of every nation,

− The student is aware of the differences in the interpretation of particular historical events from the perspective of different countries

− The student keeps criticism in expressing his/ her opinion on the history of neighborly nation and tolerance for different opinions

− The students have a need to develop their own interests and awareness of historical responsibility for the historical consciousness of their own nation.

Questions: 15

Max points: 50

Points and marks:

25-29 – 3,0 (dst)

30 – 34 (dst+)

35-39 – 4,0 (db)

40-44 – 4,5 (db+)

45-50 – 5,0 (bdb)

5! - Is able to faultlessly answer all questions, refers to knowledge and uses skills not only from the teaching programme.

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires justification. The lecturer decides on the recognition of absence.

Exceeding excused and unexcused absences by 50% of classes may be grounds to fail the course. The conditions for passing the course on the resit exam are the same as on the ordinary of exam.

If it is not possible to conduct classroom classes, classes will be conducted using distance communication tools, most likely Google Classroom and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.

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