HIB068b On the Road to Power. Russia between the February Revolution and the Civil War

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026

The course is not taught in Autumn 2026

Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Libor Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Libor Svoboda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
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 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/42, only registered: 0/42, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/42
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • History (programme FF, B-HI_) (3)
Abstract
The course focuses on the history of Russia and Eastern Europe from the fall of the tsarist regime to Lenin's death. Part of the course is acquaintance with the origin and rise of the communist movement.
Learning outcomes
Gain a basic orientation in the history of Eastern Europe and Russia in the first decades of the twentieth century and at the same time the ability to put these events into a broader context.
Key topics
Russia in   18.-19. century, Russia during the reign of the last tsar, the origin and beginnings of the Russian socialist movement, revolution 1905, Russia in the First World War, Lenin's activities in emigration, February revolution, Provisional government, November coup in 1917, war communism, origin CZECH REPUBLIC, civil war, wars for the reunification of former Russian territories, the emergence of III. Internationals and efforts to spread communism outside Russia, the crisis of war communism, the NEP, the emergence of the USSR, stabilization of conditions, Lenin's disease, death and the struggle for his succession.
Study resources and literature
  • PIPES, Richard: Russia under the Bolshevik Regime. New York 1994.
  • SERVICE, Robert. Lenin : životopis. Translated by Pavel Vereš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2002, 496 s. ISBN 8072034154. info
  • FIGES, Orlando. Lidská tragédie : ruská revoluce 1891-1924. Translated by Daria Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: BETA-Dobrovský & Ševčík, 2000, 837 s. ISBN 807291006X. info
  • PIPES, Richard. Dějiny ruské revoluce. Translated by Hana Gopaulová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 396 s. ISBN 8072030817. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
coloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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