COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF RUSSIA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 3110 HISTORY OF RUSSIA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SERKAN KEÇECI

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The primary objective of the course is to learn and provide fair assessments on the political, socio cultural and economic history of Russia and East Europe.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To analyze the historical change and developments of Russians
2   2. To analyze the political-military history of Russian society.
3   3. To understand the relations of Russians with Pechenegs, Cumans and other Turkish communities.
4   4. To analyse the Russian civilization and culture.
5   5. Evaluation importance of the place of Russian society in the history of Turkish and world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Russian History, Early Period History of Russia
2 The Period of Golden Horde Khanate, Grand Duchy of Russia, Pechenegs, Cumans and Others. Relations with Turkic Communities.
3 Ivan III and the Rise of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
4 Byzantine Empire and Russians
5 Russian Tsardom
6 The Period of Peter the Great - I
7 The Period of Peter the Great - II
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Period of Catherine the Great
10 II. Alexander and Reforms Period
11 Revolutions of 1905 and 1917
12 Soviets at Lenin Period.
13 Soviets at Stalin Period.
14 The Cold War and the USSR
15 General Evaluation
16 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Ayşe Dietrich, Ortaçağ Rus Medeniyeti, Düşünen Siyaset, sa. 17 Medeniyetler, ss.191-226.
George Vernadsky, Rusya Tarihi, Selenge Yay., Istanbul, 2010.
Kezban Acar, Başlangıcından 1917 Bolşevik Devrimine Kadar Rusya Tarihi, Nobel Yay., Istanbul, 2004.
Nicolas V. Riasanovsky, Rusya Tarihi, Inkılâp Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lecture
2. 2. Presentation
3. 3. Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. 1. Term examination
2. 2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. 2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serkan.kececi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Student Presentations 3 8 24
Literature review and presentation 2 8 16
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 6 6
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 0 0 0
Other (please indicate) 0 0 0
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3445
LO.455
LO.555