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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The Time of Troubles and the begginings of the Romanov rule. Mikhail Fyodorovich (1613-1645). Moscow White and Gold. Aleksey Mikhailovich (1645-1676). Russia on the crossroads? Fyodor Alekseevich and Sophia Alekseevna (1676-1689). The first European tsar? Peter I. (1689-1725). The time of palace revolts. Catherine I., Peter II., Anna Ivanovna, Elizaveta Petrovna, Peter III. (1725-1762) Between Minerva and Venus. Catherine II. and the ideal of englightened monarchy (1763-1796). Dynasty, Russia, Europe. Paul I. and Alexander I. (1796-1825). The different faces of monarchy. Nicholas I. (1825-1855). Reforms or autocracy? Alexander II. (1855-1881). In the part of Russian hero. Alexander III. (1881-1894). The drama's last act. Nicholas II. (1894-1917).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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Learning outcomes
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The course is focused on the history of the Romanov family during the years 1613-1917. The main attention is devoted to the personalities of the rulers and their role in the political life of Russia. The lectures are focused on the culture role of the emperors/empresses, on their attribution to the creation and transformation of the monarchy's image, on the role of symbols and rituals (the coronations, weddings, funerals), and on the private life of the tsars (the education of the throne pretenders etc.).
Students will be able to evaluate the importance of the Romanov dynasty in the Russian history, to analyze its role in the monarchy's image transformation and in the Russia's political culture changes.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
Written test (at least 60%).
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Recommended literature
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FIGES, O. Natašin tanec: Kulturní dějiny Ruska. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2004.
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MASSIE, R. K. Petr Veliký: život a svět. Praha, 2006.
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STELLNER, F. Car je mrtev, ať žije carevna. Převraty na ruském dvoře v 18. století. Praha, 2015.
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ŠVANKMAJER, M. Kateřina II.: lesk a bída impéria. Praha, 2001.
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ŠVANKMAJER, M. Petr I.: zrození impéria. Praha, 1999.
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Van der Kiste, John. The Romanovs, 1818-1959 : Alexander II of Russia and his family. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton, 2004. ISBN 0-7509-3459-X.
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VEBER, V. Mikuláš II. a jeho svět - Rusko 1894 - 1917. Praha, 2000.
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WORTMAN, R. Scenarios of Power. Princeton, 2006.
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