| Course title | History of 20th Century Russia |
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| Course code | KSR/7DR20 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, Russian |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction to the history of Russia in the 20th century 2. Ideological currents, civil and political movements of pre-revolutionary Russia 3. Interwar emigration (with emphasis on the Czechoslovakia) 4. Discussion of the concept of "totalitarianism" (in the concept of H. Arendt, etc.) 5. Stalin and Stalinism: changes in interpretation in the second half of the 20th and 21st centuries 6. Nationality politics in the USSR 7. Soviet Dissent I. 8. Soviet Dissent II. 10. Soviet Dissent III. 11. "Homo sovieticus" (Svetlana Alexievich: Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets) 12. History in the Service of Propaganda and the Efforts to Preserve Historical Memory
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Due to the abundance of existing materials for the study of this topic, the discipline does not aim to describe the history of Russia in the 20th century in chronological sequence. The emphasis is on the issues that are most relevant to today (national issues and the roots of today's conflicts, the human rights movement in the Soviet era and in Russia today, etc.). Particular attention is focused on the context of political developments and the situation in culture (art against the pressure of power versus art in its service). The ways in which the different stages of 20th century Russian history are interpreted in the present and how the Putin regime uses them in its propaganda are also reflected.
Students will get familiar with the prominent problems in the history of the 20th century Russia in the context of history of art, culture and literature. |
| Prerequisites |
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A good knowledge of the old Russian history (this course is a follow-up course to the History of the East Slavic countries).
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
Active participation in discussion Passing the credit test (three attempts) |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2015) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian and Economics, Law and Tourism (2015) | Category: Philological sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian for Translators (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |