COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF RUSSIA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAE 5005 HISTORY OF RUSSIA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

Course aims to present, in a comparative way, political, social, intellectual and economic developments in Russian history from the very beginning to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917; contribute to analytical skills of students and promote learning and questioning instead of memorizing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to talk about main developments in Russian history
2   To be able to learn about historical periods and events that Russia lived through and to compare these events and experiences with those of the Ottoman Empire and other European powers.
3   To be able to understand those factors that have made Russia both strong and weak.
4   To be able to analyze and explain important events that Russia witnessed in the context of "continuity" and "change."

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The origins and the emergence of the Rus Kievan Rus and the Ortodoxy
2 Russia and Russians under the Mongol rule
3 From Moscow principality to Russian state and Empire
4 Time of Troubles
5 Beginning of serfdom in Russia and peasant uprisings
6 Centralization and modernization in Russia (Reigns of Petro I and Catherine II)
7 Centralization and modernization in Russia (Reigns of Petro I and Catherine II)
8 General Review, Course Assessment, Midterm Exam
9 Modernization policies (19th Century)
10 Modernization policies (19th Century)
11 Russian Foreign Policy Ottoman-Russian Relations
12 Russian philosophy, literature and art
13 Social and Economic Life in Late Imperial Age
14 Age of Revolutions: Russian Revolution of 1905 Russian Revolution of 1917
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kurat, Akdes Nimet. Rusya Tarihi / Başlangıcından 1917'ye Kadar (Ankara: TTK, 2010)
Acar, Kezban., Başlangıçtan 1917 Bolşevik Devrimi'ne Kadar Rusya Tarihi (Ankara: Nobel Yayın, 2004)
Acar, Kezban. Rusya & Ortaçağ'dan Sovyet Devrimi'ne (Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları, 2009)
Barthold, Vasilij Vladimiroviç. Rusya ve Avrupa'da Oryantalizm (Küre Yayınları, 2004)
Carr, Edward Hallett., Bolşevik Devrimi 3 / Sovyet Rusya Tarihi 1917-1923 (Metis Yayınları, 2004)
Figes, Orlando. Nataşa'nın Dansı. Rusya'nın Kültürel Tarihi (Inkılap Kitabevi, 2009)
Koyre, Alexandre., 19. Yüzyıl Başlarında Rusya'da Batıcılık, Ulusçuluk ve Felsefe (Belge Yayınları, 2000)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should be prepared for the topics specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

The lecturers of the course may change. For this reason, please find out the contact information of the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

It may change depending on the lecturer teaching the course. Therefore, it will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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