USESEP178 Russia and Europe in History

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Rudolf Žáček, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Rudolf Žáček, Dr.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The students will become familiar with the principal stages of historical development of Russia (the Soviet Union) in the context of historical development of Europe with focus put on development of relations from the 18th century till present day. They will be presented the ideology of Russian tsarist autocracy, transformations of a role of the Orthodox Church in the Russian society and politics, militarization and position of army and security corps in the Russian society. The attention will be paid to importance of Slavic idea of promotion of interests of a Russian state and presentation of Russia as defender, liberator and potential unifier of Slavic nations. The students will acquire principal information concerning the fundamental stages of economic development of Russia, a role of the Soviet Union in division of the world and Europe into two blocs. They will form their opinion regarding the causes and consequences of the decline of the Soviet bloc and the Soviet Union, they will become familiar with the political and economic role of Russia in relation to Central Europe at present day, evaluate its attitude to admission of the former satellite states and cut-off areas to NATO and EU. They will be able to evaluate the prospective and possibilities of further development. At the seminars, the students will be presented the most significant personalities who influenced the development of Russian history and in the frame of controlled discussion they will assess its historical role.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and course arrangement, study literature and assigned requirements
    2. Establishment of Russian state, its decline and restoration (Ivan III, Ivan the Terrible), ascension of the House of Romanovs, origins of expansion, annexation of left-bank Ukraine
    3. Origins of the Russian Empire, expansion to the north of Europe
    4. Expansion, Russia at Seven Years´ War
    5. Role of Russia at the Napoleonic Wars and at the Congress of Vienna
    6. Guard of Europe, efforts to reformation and development till the beginning of the 20th century
    7. The First World War, Russian revolutions, Russia and the Treaty of Versailles
    8. The Soviet Union during the interwar period
    9. The Soviet Union at the Second World War
    10. Establishment of the Soviet bloc and its organizations (Warsaw Pact, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance)
    11. Decline of the Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc, successor states
    12. Process of restoration of power position of a contemporary Russia
Literature
    required literature
  • Švankmajer, M. a kol. Dějiny Ruska. Praha, 1995. info
  • MOULIS, V., VALENTA, J., VYKOUKAL, J. Sovětský blok v Evropě. Vznik, krize a rozpad 1944-1989. Ostrava, 1991. info
  • WANDYCZ, Piotr, S. Střední Evropa v dějinách od středověku do současnosti. Praha, 1988. info
    recommended literature
  • časopis Slovanský přehled, jednotlivé ročníky od 1990. info
  • MASARYK, T.G. Rusko a Evropa. Sv. 1-2. Praha 1919-1921 a 1995-1999. info
  • ZUBOV, A. B. Dějiny Ruska 20. století.. Díl I., 1894-1939. Praha: Argo, 2014. info
  • VLČEK, R. Kapitoly z ruských dějin 18. století: geneze a vývoj ruského impéria. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. info
  • MASSIE, R. K. Kateřina Veliká. Praha, 2013. info
  • NOWAK, A. a RUCZAJ, M. (eds). Impérium a ti druzí: Rusko, Polsko a moderní dějiny východní Evropy. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7325-222-9. info
  • STELLNER, F. Rusko a střední Evropa v 18. století. Praha: Setoubooks.cz, 2009. info
  • Głębocki, H. Kresy imperium. szkice i materiały do dziejów politiky Rosji wobec jej peryferii (XVIII-XXI wiek). Kraków, 2006. info
  • PIPES, R. Rusko za starého režimu. Praha: Argo, 2004. info
  • TGM. Rusko a Evropa. Dílo - vize - přítomnost. Sborník příspěvků z mezinárodní konference pořádané ve dnech 12.-14. září 1997 v Praze. Praha : Masarykův ústav AV ČR, 2002. info
  • FEDOROVSKI, V. Šedé eminence ruské politiky. Praha, 2002. info
  • KREJČÍ, O. Geopolitika středoevropského prostoru. Horizonty zahraniční politiky České a Slovenské republiky. Praha: Ekopress, 2000. info
  • PIPES, R. Dějiny ruské revoluce. Praha: Argo, 1998. info
  • LEŠKA, V. Rusko, Polsko, střední Evropa: dědictví minulosti a současnost. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 1998. ISBN 80-85864-46-0. info
  • TEJCHMAN, M. Sovětizace východní Evropy. Země střední a jihovýchodní Evropy v letech 1944-1948. Praha, 1995. info
  • KREJČÍ, O. Český národní zájem a geopolitika. Praha: Universe, 1993. ISBN 80-901506-2-4. info
  • BROD, T. Československo Sovětský svaz 1939-1945. Praha, 1992. info
  • KARAMZIN, N. M. Obrazy z dějin říše ruské. Sv. 1-2. Praha, 1984. info
  • KLJUČEVSKIJ, V. O. Ruské dějiny. Sv. 1-4. Praha, 1929. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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