FF:HIB042n Lithuania between two emperors - Course Information

HIB042n Lithuania between two emperors

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Iva Raclavská, DiS. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Pavel Boček, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 8:00–9:40 B1.41

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course is focused on the interpretation of the fundamental problems of Lithuanian medieval history. It concentrates on the emergence of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the formation and the gradual enforcement of the central power of the Grand Duke, expansion of the territory of the Russian principalities and its consequences. Great attention is given to the church and religious history, which reflect the deft and very successful policy of the Lithuanian rulers of the second half of the 13th and 14th centuries, which i.a. characterize the very interesting relationships with the European sovereigns. It captures the relationship between the Lithuanian and Muscovite Grand Duchies and introduces the vital role of Lithuania in the history of medieval Eastern Europe.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
explain the circumstances of the emergence of the Lithuanian medieval state,
to clarify the causes and consequences of the Lithuanian expansion onto the territory of the Russian principalities,
to define the principles of the church and the religious policy of the Lithuanian rulers, and to clarify the role of Lithuania in European medieval history

Syllabus

• The Baltic states and Europe in the Early Middle Ages
• Eastern Europe between Constantinople and Rome in the 10th and 11th Centuries
• The origins of the the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and its internal development in the 13th Century
• The church and religious situations in the Baltic states in the 13th Century
• Principality of Galicia–Volhynia and its development and position in the 13th Century
• The transformation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in an international power in the first quarter of the 14th Century
• The grand prince Olgerd between the two emperors and Moscow
• The Polish–Lithuanian Union and its consequences
• Wladislaw Jagiello and Witold of Lithuania between the two emperors
• Lithuania and Moscow after the fall of Constantinople

Literature

required literature
• Svět tajemných Baltů. (Eds. Libor Jan, Petr Kostrhun, Zdeňka Nerudová). Brno : Moravské zemské muzeum, 2013.

recommended literature
• WINTER, Eduard: Byzanz und Rom im Kampf um die Ukraine. Fürth 1993.
• KOSMAN, Marceli. Dějiny Polska. Translated by Jan Vitoň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 451 s. ISBN 9788024618425. info
• Studia z dziejów chrześcijaństwa na pograniczu etnicznym. Edited by Stanisław Stępień. Przemyśl: Południowo-wschodni instytut naukowy, 1990, 284 s. info
• ŁOWMIAŃSKI, Henryk. Prusy - Litwa - Krzyżacy. Edited by Marceli Kosman. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1989, 480 s. ISBN 8306017110. info
• KOSMAN, Marceli. Nowinki, spory i zbory : z dziejów polskiej reformacji. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, 1981, 133 s. ISBN 8302011479. info
• WINTER, Eduard. Russland und das Papsttum. Berlin: Akademie - Verlag, 1960, xii, 375. info

Teaching methods

Lecture, reading and analysis of documents

Assessment methods

Seminar work, final test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
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