(objectives)
The course's primary goal is to provide the adequate tools to analyze and study the History and specificities of the Slavic countries in their reciprocal political-diplomatic, social and cultural relations and those that occurred with Continental Europe in the Ages. Modern. The issues will be addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective (historical, cultural, religious, social), giving the opportunity to critically and analytically understand the current dynamics of Eastern Europe within the European and global context. "Case Study" to bring out the major historiographical problems relating to the Slavic counties will consist of the History, fascinating as it is tragic, of Modern-Age Poland. Or instead of the Polish-Lithuanian Confederation: one of the largest countries in Europe, which included present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. His role as Ante-mural Christianitatis placed on the strategic quadrant between the Baltic and Black Seas, with the shadow of Muscovy to the east and the Ottomans to the south, will be one of the main themes of the course. The themes will be studied and analyzed in the classroom with the help of unpublished or rare texts, essays and archive documents (travel reports, diplomatic documents, handwritten notices related to the geopolitical area of analysis) that will be presented and discussed collectively. The course is enriched by the "Seminar Cycle on the History of Eastern Europe", in which researchers and personalities from the world of institutions, national and foreign, participate. The meetings will also take place in English. The attending student will be invited to take an active part in the course by writing minor written theses, power-point presentations and guided discussions on topics established and scheduled by the teacher during the first lessons of the course. A self-assessment and anonymous test are planned in progress to test learning progress. For particularly interested students, there is the possibility to participate in the organizational and editorial activities of the international scientific journal Eastern European History Review and the CESPoM (Center for Studies on the Age of Sobieski and Modern Poland), with the possibility of coming into contact with experts sector and institutions - national and international -. At the start of the course, the student will have in-depth material already uploaded on the course page (Essays, Books, Maps, videos, and newspaper articles, in Italian and English). For Erasmus students, there is a program in English with texts provided by the Professor
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Code
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119688 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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M-STO/02
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Contact Hours
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36
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Type of Activity
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Elective activities
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Teacher
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BOCCOLINI Alessandro
(syllabus)
Course Title: From the Kievian Rus' to the present war
The speech by Putin on February 23, 2022, which started the military operations in Ukraine, showed the need for the historical knowledge of the dynamics and events that have affected, and still act, Eastern Europe. The continuous references of the Russian president to a historical "union" between Russia and Ukraine (with specific moments) to justify the invasion raises the urgency to critically retrace the facts and events that have seen the two countries as protagonists. They will be inserted in a broader context capable of embracing the rest of the Slavic countries in their reciprocal relations, as in those they had with Continental Europe. The course, therefore, traces the fascinating, sometimes glorious and tragic history of this part of the continent to offer a critical picture of the events that have characterized its history and influenced its present. From Kievan Rus' passing through for the Polish-Lithuanian Confederation and its disappearance from geographical maps until the rise of Tsarist Russia will be the pivotal moments in which the history of the Slavic countries will be framed. The course aims to offer a critical knowledge of the main events in the history of Central and Eastern Europe in general, and of some Slavic countries in particular (Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia), as well as the main historic-graphic interpretations of which they have been subjected. An analytical framework of the significant political-constitutional, socio-cultural and religious moments of Eastern Europe will be offered, placing the most representative events and figures within their chronological and geographical contexts.
(reference books)
1. General Part:
Cenni Storico-geografici sull'Est d'Europa, Viterbo 2015 (collana "Quaderni del CESPoM/3) - Pdf scaricabile da Materiale Didattico
2. Monographic Part:
2.1. G. Cella, Storia e geopolitica della crisi ucraina. Dalla Rus' di Kiev ad oggi, Roma 2021. 2.2. One book to chose between: G. Platania, Rzeczpospolita, Europa e Santa Sede tra intese e ostilità, Viterbo 2017. A. Boccolini, Un lucchese al servizio della Santa Sede. Francesco Buonvisi nunzio a Colonia, Varsavia e Vienna, Viterbo 2018.
3. n. 3 articles to choose and download in "Materiali didattici".
For Erasmus students who wish to follow the course: 1. can take the Italian exam with the Italian program. 2. Opt for an English program (with an exam in Italian or English).
The texts will be provided by the teacher: a) The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in European Context, c.1500–1795, Edited by Richard Butterwick, Palgrave 2001. b) Wojciech Tygielski, Italians in early modern Poland: The lost opportunity for modernization ?, Lang Ed. Frankfurt am Main 2015. Or other choice texts agreed with the Professor.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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