History of the countries of the region: Russia

obligatory courses

Students should be interested in the political, economic and religious history of Russia.

Classroom

The subject of the lessons is the history of Russia in the 9th-early 20th centuries (political, social, religions and economical history). Great attention is paid to the development of state processes (the Slavic states, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Russia, the Soviet Union). Consider the relationship of Russia with other countries and peoples. The influence of other peoples on the development of Russian lands is discussed. Also, the historical development of the Russian people and the process of the formation of this nation, its national consciousness and statehood are analyzed.

During the discussions the following topics will be discussed:

1. Name of the country and country. The Genesis of the Russians. The first Slavic states in Russia.

2. Rus under the Mongols.

3. Novogrodskaya and Pskov regions. The fight against the aggression of the Teutonic Order.

4. The growth of the Moscow State and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The first Moscow rulers.

5. Foreign policy of the Moscow State in the 14th - the middle of the 16th century. Moscow is the third Rome.

6. Domestic and foreign policy during the reign of Ivan the Terrible.

7. The Great Troubles.

8. The first representatives of the Romanov monarchy.

9. Russia during the reign of Peter I.

10. Period of palace coups. Catherine II the Great.

11. Russia in the first half of the XIX century. The Franco-Russian War. Internal and foreign policy of Nicholas I

12. Reforms in Russia in the second half of the XIX century. Domestic and foreign policy of Alexander II and Alexander III.

13. Russia in the early 20th century. The First World War and the 1917 Revolution

14. The Civil War in Russia.

More detailed bibliography will be provided during the course.

Historia Rosji, Wrocław-Warszwa-Kraków 2006.

Gdański Jarosław, Zapomniani żołnierze Hitlera, Warszawa 2005.

Gumilow Lew, Od Rusi do Rosji, Warszawa 2004.

Gumilow Lew, Śladami cywilizacji wielkiego stepu, Warszawa 2004.

Heller Michaił, Historia Imperium Rosyjskiego, Warszawa 2002.

Kenez Peter, Odkłamana historia Związku Radzieckiego, Warszawa 2008.

Hoffmann Joachim, Rosyjscy sojusznicy Hitlera. Własow i jego armia, Warszawa 2008.

Martin M., Sowiecka tragedia. Historia komunistycznego imperium rosyjskiego 1917—1991, Warszawa 1998.

Paszkiewicz Henryk, Powstanie narodu ruskiego, Kraków 1998.

Paszkiewicz Henryk, Wzrost potęgi Moskwy, Kraków 2000.

Potyrała Bolesław, Fudali Robert, Od zwycięstwa do upadku. Siły zbrojne Związku Radzieckiego 1945-1991, Warszawa 2009.

Riasanovsky Nicholas, Steinberg Mark, Historia Rosji, Kraków 2009.

Smaga Józef, Rosja w 20 stuleciu, Kraków 2001.

Sobczak Jan, O Rosji nieco inaczej. Szkice i eseje z dziejów politycznych Rosji XVIII-XX w., Olsztyn 2001.

Sołonin Mark, 22 czerwca 1941 czyli Jak zaczęła się Wielka Wojna ojczyźniana, Poznań 2007.

Suworow Wiktor, Lodołamacz, Warszawa 1997.

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

1. skills:

is able to acquire knowledge and develop researching skills with guidance from scientific supervisor

has an ability of substantive argue taking advantage of views of other authors as well as an ability of formulating conclusions

2. social competences:

understands the need of lifelong learning

is aware of the importance of preserving cultural heritage of a region, the country and Europe

- final grade

- active participation in classes

- presence control