Syllabus
Cross-section of Russian history from the oldest times to the present in all-European context. Kiev Russia. Tartar invasion.
The state of Muscovite. Ivan IV - the first Russian tsar. "Smuta", church schism in 17 century.
Russian empire. Reforms of Peter I.
Golden age of nobility during the reign of Catherine II. Russia and the wars with Napoleon.
Alexander II and his reforms. Russian revolutions at the beginning of 20th century.
The USSR between WWI and WWII. Stalinism.
Culture values and losts of the Soviet period.
Annotation
Cross-section of Russian history from the oldest times to the present in all-European context. Kiev Russia. Tartar invasion.
The state of Muscovite. Ivan IV - the first Russian tsar. "Smuta", church schism in 17 century. Russian empire. Reforms of
Peter I. Golden age of nobility during the reign of Catherine II. Russia and the wars with Napoleon. Alexander II and his reforms. Russian revolutions at the beginning of 20th century. The USSR between WWI and WWII. Stalinism. Culture values and losts of the Soviet period.