History of Russia 1825=1991

general courses

The aim is to present the basic events and phenomena in the history of Russia and USSR in the 19th and 20th 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. Russia after 1815. Alexander I. The Decembrists.

2. Russia of Nicholas I: the authorities, structure, reforms, The Crimean War.

3. The ideas (tsarism, freedom movements, intellectual movements, youth’s clubs).

4. Internal policy in the second half of the 19th century, The Great Reforms, the polish issue. Siberia.

5. Russia in the late 19th and early 20th century. The origins of the Russian working class.

6. Russia in World War I.

7. The February Revolution. The October Revolution. Lenin

8. The Soviet Russia. Domestic and foreign policies. The Comintern

9. USSR − the totalitarian state of terror: Joseph Stalin, collective farming, industrialisation, the Great Purge, deportations

10. The expansion of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union and World War II.

11. The Great Patriotic War. The meaning of May the 9th.

12. The Soviet Union after World War II. The 20th Cingress and Khrushchev thaw. The policy of Khrushchev.

13. The Cold War. USSR in the 70s. Brezhnev’s policy.

14. The dissolution of the Soviet Union: causes; analysis of events: years of stagnation, perestroika

15. The Russian Federation in the 90s. Boris Yeltsin. Vladimir Putin.

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

H. Głębocki Fatalna sprawa, Kraków 2000

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

S. Montefiore, Stalin – dwór czerwonego cara, tłum. M. Antosiewicz, Warszawa 2004

R. Pichoja, Historia władzy w Związku Radzieckim 1945-1991, tłum. M. Głuszkowski, P. Zemszał, Warszawa 2011

R. Pipes, Rewolucja rosyjska, tłum. W. Jeżewski, Warszawa 1994

W. Serczyk, Piotr I Wielki, Wrocław 2003

K. Schlogel, Terror i marzenie. Moskwa 1937, tłum. I. Drozdowska-Broering, J. Kałążny, Poznań 2012

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

W. Zajączkowski, Rosja i narody. Ósmy kontynent. Szkic dziejów Eurazji, Warszawa 2009

Istoria Rossiji, red. A. Zubow, t. 1-2, Moskwa 2009

Zapadnyje okrainy Rossijiskoj imperii, red. A.Miller, Moskwa 2007

Knowledge:

− The student has well-organized detailed knowledge of the history of Russia and USSR (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 and USSR 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 USSR 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 and USSR.

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

− 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.

Written exam

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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