HIA298 Was Medieval Russia Estate or Autocracy?

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 B1.41, except Tue 14. 11.
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 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/22, only registered: 0/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will be focused on monitoring the complicated political and social development of Russian society. Russian medieval society did not achieve the estates’ layout typical for Central and Western Europe, yet it has features which may have to led to the estates’ arrangement. It is therefore necessary to address the problem of the creation and overall development of the Boyars’ Duma, the position of the grand duke and his retinue, the status and influence of church leaders. From the end of the 15th century also the development of central and court offices. Attention must be paid to the Byzantine and then Mongol influences. The comparison of the different developments between Halych-Volhynia and Northeastern Russia, then Moscow, should not be overlooked.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to: define the status, influence and transformations of the action of boyars’ duma, describe the relationship between the ruler and the elites of Russian society, define the role of the Russian Church as a political partner of the princes and boyars, explain the essence of the special status of Novgorod and Pskova in Russian society, lay out the main differences in the arrangement of Western European and Russian medieval society
Syllabus
  • The states of the Rus – fiction or reality? The Duma of Grand Duke Vladimir Svjatoslavič, its Composition and the Influence The Boyars ' Duma, its Composition and Influence in the period of Fragmentation, the influence of the Mongols on the transformation of Russian society The Transformation of the Composition and the Position of the Boyars ' Duma in Moscow Grand Principality Věče, the Boyars ' Duma, the Council of Lords in Novgorod and Pskov Moscow Gosudar and Autocrat and his Relationship to the Boyars ' Duma The Boyars ' Duma and its Transformations in the 16th. Century Smuta and its Influence on the Development of the Elite of the Russian Society The Position, Transformations and Influence of the Boyars ' Duma in 17. Century The Boyars ' Duma during the Reign of Peter the Great The states of the Rus – fiction or reality?
Teaching methods
Lecture, reading and analysis of documents
Assessment methods
Seminar work, final test
Language of instruction
Czech
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