History, Anthropology, Religions

Peculiar sides of the history of Eastern Europe (6 hours); the Westernization of the Tsarist Empire (4 hours); the modernization of the Ottoman Empire (4 hours); Russian expansion and its consequences (6 hours); modern nationalism in the Balkans (4 hours); the 1905 and 1908 revolutions in the Tsarist and Ottoman Empires (4 hours); the two empires in the Great War, the metz yeghern, the 1917 revolutions in Russia, Brest-Litovsk and the last phase of the Turlish questione (6 hours); Republic of Turkey and USSR facing globalization (4 hours); Eastern Europe in the post-soviet era (4 hours). A noticeable part of the course will be devoted to methodology, i.e. to the checking of the capability of the students to absorb and organize correctly the informations acquired and to the progress of their capability. Indeed, considering the width of this course in terms of time and space, mastering the informations plays an essential role for a successful outcome of the final exam.

Good knowledge of the general history of the last three centuries.

Fabio L. Grassi, La fine del potere ottomano [The end of the Ottoman power], Bologna, Marietti1820, 2024. Whatever general history of Russia since Peter the Great (included).

Traditional lessons with the help of audiovisual tools and permanent contact with the students through a newsgroup.

As a general principle, the students are considered attenders if they will have attended at least at 75% of the lessons. Working students or students involved in stages and internships are considered attenders if they attend at least at 50% of the lessons and submit official, clear and detailed documents about their job.

The exam consists of a long and careful control of the acquired notions, in particular of the capability to connect them correctly in a clear and coherent exposition. At least five topics will be discussed, up to one hour per condidate. The exam is considered passed with a mark of at least 18/30. Between 18/30 and 24/30 will be the mark obtained by the candidate showing to have acquired a sufficient degree of notions but an insufficient capability to connect and organize them. Between 24/30 and 30/30 is the mark obtained by the candidate showing an increasing mastery of the topics, with little mistakes. 30/30 cum laude is the mark obtained by the candidate showing particular autonomy, mastery and brilliancy in the exposition.

Robert K. Massie, Pietro il Grande [Peter the Great], Milano, Rizzoli, 2001. Tiziano Terzani, Buonanotte Signor Lenin! [Goodnight mr. Lenin!], Milano, TEA, 2014. Bülent Gökay, Storia dell'Europa Orientale dal 1970 ad oggi [History of Eastern Europe since 1970 to present times], Bologna, Il Mulino, 2005. Ernest Gellner, Nazioni e nazionalismo [Nations and nationalism], Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1985.

Traditional lessons with the help of audiovisual tools and permanent contact with the students through a newsgroup.