RUSS335-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Tsardom to Empire: Russian History 1480 to 1917

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course explores aspects of social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of Russia prior to 1917, with a particular emphasis on the autocratic tradition as developed from 1480 onwards. The course also investigates the making of the Russian Empire while also examining ways in which political forces unique to Russia shaped the country's cultural specificity in the European context.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level from EURA, HIST, or
RUSS, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

HIST138, HIST235, HIST335, RUSS111, RUSS235,  RUSS335, EURA235, EURA335

Equivalent Courses

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 A5 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 F3 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 121
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 242
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

For further information see Humanities Head of Department

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,788.00

International fee $8,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All RUSS335 Occurrences

  • RUSS335-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025