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Course title Russian Revolution
Course code UHV/BRURE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vydra Zbyněk, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Roots of the Russian revolution. Russian society in the 2nd half of 19th century, Part I. 2) Roots of the Russian revolution. Russian society in the 2nd half of 19th century, Part II. 3) First Russian Revolution and the constitutional experiment, 1905-1914 4) Russia and the First World War (1914-1917) 5) Russia in 1917 6) Civil War in Russia (1918-1921) 7) New economic policy - intermission in the revolution? 8) Stalinism, Part I 9) Stalinism, Part II 10) Russia Abroad 11) Heritage of the Russian Revolution

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 26 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to explain the roots of the Russian revolution, to analyze its course and to highlight the main impacts of the revolutionary process for Russian society. Revolution is understood as a complex transformation process that has been going through the whole of society since the late 19th century until the 1930s. The lectures will therefore discuss the impacts of the revolutionary process on the various social groups of Russian society as well as possible alternatives within the revolutionary process. One of the key issues will be the Bolshevik phase of the Russian Revolution, or the question how much the victory of the Bolsheviks and the promotion of their vision of revolution was inevitable.
Students will be able to explain the causes of the Russian Revolution, describe its course and evaluate the various aspects of its impact on Russian society.
Prerequisites
Ability to think critically and independently.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Written test (success rate of at least 60%). Active participation in lectures (80%).
Recommended literature
  • BABEROWSKI, J. Rudý teror. Dějiny stalinismu. Praha: Brána, 2004.
  • Conquest, Robert. Velký teror : nové zhodnocení. Praha: Academia, 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-2078-9.
  • FIGES, O. Lidská tragédie. Ruská revoluce 1891-1924. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2000.
  • Figes, Orlando. Šeptem : soukromý život ve Stalinově Rusku. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7306-406-8.
  • Fitzpatrick, Sheila. Každodenní stalinismus . Praha: Academia, 2018. ISBN 978-80-200-2812-9.
  • Fitzpatrick, Sheila. Ruská revoluce. Brno: CPress, 2017. ISBN 978-80-264-1687-6.
  • Fitzpatrick, Sheila. Stručné dějiny Sovětského svazu. Praha: Academia, 2023. ISBN 978-80-200-3425-0.
  • Fitzpatrick, Sheila. Ve Stalinově týmu . Praha: Argo, 2018. ISBN 978-80-257-2641-9.
  • Kotkin, Stephen. Magnetická hora. Stalinismus jako civilizace. Praha. 2021.
  • PIPES, R. Dějiny ruské revoluce. Praha: Argo, 1998.
  • Steinberg, Mark D.. The Russian revolution, 1905-1921. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-922763-1.
  • Suny, Ronald Grigor . The Cambridge history of Russia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-81227-5.
  • VEBER, V. Mikuláš II. a jeho svět - Rusko 1894 - 1917. Praha, 2000.
  • Wade, Rex A. The Russian revolution, 1917. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-60242-4.
  • WERTH, N. Opilec a květinářka. Praha, 2009.
  • Zbyněk Vydra a kol. Dějiny Ruska. Praha, 2017.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026