Course Details
Russia & The Baltic: A Shared & Unshared Past
Dates will be avalible shortly
Personal Interest
Culture
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
Level 2, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington City
Less Than 1 Week
6:00pm - 8:00pm
6:00pm - 8:00pm
$85.00
Early Bird Payment Fee 28/04/11 $77.00
Early Bird Payment Fee 28/04/11 $77.00
This course covers Russian history from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries, with a focus on the Romanov dynasty, and on the connections between Russia and the Baltic States. This course is a repeat of one held in November 2010, but spread over four 2-hour lectures instead of two sessions.
Target Audience:
This course is relevant to anyone interested in Russia and Russian history as well as the history of some of the states surrounding Russia.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course students will have:
* Gained a deeper understanding of the importance of the Romanov dynasty in the history of Russia
* Learned about an area and a period in history that is otherwise little-known to New Zealanders
* Learned more about the individual histories, geographies and cultures of the three Baltic states: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
* Gained an insight into the very complex relationships that have existed between Russian and the Baltic states over centuries
Course Outline:
Victoria Continuing Education is currently planning a study tour in Russia and the Baltic States (In the Footsteps of Peter the Great) to be run in September 2011. Details of the study tour are available at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/CCEShortcourses/Russia.aspx
This course will be of particular value to anyone who might be interested in the study tour, as well as those interested in Russian history in general. Over four lectures this course will examine:
Lectures 1 & 2: Russia and the Romanovs
The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 until the Bolshevik Revolution 1917. Under the Romanovs autocratic rule continued right into the 20th century, ensuring that the personalities, caprices and energies of the Romanov tsars and tsaritsas left an indelible imprint on Russia. The first session of this course examines key figures and events during the Romanov period that have influenced modern Russia.
Lectures 3 & 4: An introduction to the Baltic States
The trio of small European nations, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are not the only countries to border the Baltic Sea, yet for convenience they are often collectively termed the 'Baltic States'. Each has unique geographical, ethnic, linguistic and historical features that distinguish it from the other two, and from other countries in the region. This presentation will introduce the culture and history of the stalwart Baltic peoples who achieved, and later regained, independent nationhood in the 20th century.
Schedule:
Thursday, 12 May 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Thursday, 19 May 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Thursday, 26 May 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Thursday, 2 June 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Target Audience:
This course is relevant to anyone interested in Russia and Russian history as well as the history of some of the states surrounding Russia.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course students will have:
* Gained a deeper understanding of the importance of the Romanov dynasty in the history of Russia
* Learned about an area and a period in history that is otherwise little-known to New Zealanders
* Learned more about the individual histories, geographies and cultures of the three Baltic states: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
* Gained an insight into the very complex relationships that have existed between Russian and the Baltic states over centuries
Course Outline:
Victoria Continuing Education is currently planning a study tour in Russia and the Baltic States (In the Footsteps of Peter the Great) to be run in September 2011. Details of the study tour are available at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/CCEShortcourses/Russia.aspx
This course will be of particular value to anyone who might be interested in the study tour, as well as those interested in Russian history in general. Over four lectures this course will examine:
Lectures 1 & 2: Russia and the Romanovs
The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 until the Bolshevik Revolution 1917. Under the Romanovs autocratic rule continued right into the 20th century, ensuring that the personalities, caprices and energies of the Romanov tsars and tsaritsas left an indelible imprint on Russia. The first session of this course examines key figures and events during the Romanov period that have influenced modern Russia.
Lectures 3 & 4: An introduction to the Baltic States
The trio of small European nations, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are not the only countries to border the Baltic Sea, yet for convenience they are often collectively termed the 'Baltic States'. Each has unique geographical, ethnic, linguistic and historical features that distinguish it from the other two, and from other countries in the region. This presentation will introduce the culture and history of the stalwart Baltic peoples who achieved, and later regained, independent nationhood in the 20th century.
Schedule:
Thursday, 12 May 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Thursday, 19 May 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Thursday, 26 May 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Thursday, 2 June 2011 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture
Martin Boswell studied Russian at Victoria University of Wellington, worked in northern Europe for twelve years as a tour director, and led the inaugural Continuing Education Russia study tour in 2008.