HIB0374 The Russia through British Eyes at the turn of the 18th and 19th century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kristýna Jašková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:35 zrusena A22 stara
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
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Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the problematic russia-british relationships at the end of 18th and in the begining of 19th century. Students should use data from british periodicals, translate the texts formulate a reasoned differential diagnosis for facts and interpret procured informations.
Syllabus
  • The role of The French Revolution and Napoleon's policy in te reletionships of Great Britain and Russia in the end of 18th and in the begining of 19th century (Paul I., Alexander I., W. Pitt jn.)
  • The focus of attention and Nelson's Baltic expedition against North Liga
  • The role of Malta in the british-russian-french relationships 1798-1804
  • The british perception of russian culture
  • The changes of perception of Russia on the british periodicles 1798-1804
  • The view from the other side: The russian perception of the british life 18./19. century
Literature
  • The war speeches of William Pitt the younger. Edited by R. Coupland. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1916, xlviii, 36. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan, Václav VEBER, Zdeněk SLÁDEK and Vladislav MOULIS. Dějiny Ruska. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1995, 473 stran. ISBN 807106128X. info
  • MORGAN, Kenneth O. Dějiny Británie. Translated by Ivo Šmoldas. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 639 s. ISBN 80-7106-347-9. info
  • Wanner, Michal: Britská Malta, in: Historický obzor 5, 1994, č. 12., s. 266 – 269.
  • Řezníček, Karel: Války na moři v letech 1792 – 1815, in: Bulletin ČSNS 14, Brno 2001, str. 13 – 27.
  • TRUCHANOVSKIJ, Vladimir Grigor‘jevič. Osud admirála Nelsona. Translated by Michael Neuwirth. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1992, 315 s. ISBN 8020401261. info
  • Pocock, Tom: Nelson and his world, New York 1968.
  • MANFRED, Al'bert Zacharovič. Napoleon Bonaparte. Translated by Vlasta Boudyšová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1975, 610 s. info
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion, abstract, credit
Language of instruction
Czech
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