University of Manitoba Department of History HIST 2600 W Introduction to Ukraine Fall 2010 Instructor: Olexandr Shevchenko Phone: 284-4309 (home) E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: 2-6 p. m., Mondays, 211 St. Andrew's College Class Location: Classroom D, St. Andrew's College The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the history of Ukraine, the formation of national identity, and the dynamics of nation building in the specific historical periods of the 9th to the 19th centuries. The focus will be on the medieval Rus, Ukraine under Poland, the Cossack period, and the Hetmanate and Ukrainian experience in the Russian and Austrian Empires. The course will look at the complex linguistic, religious and regional factors that have contributed to making Ukraine what it is today. This is a lecture course with added audiovisual aids used whenever feasible. Textbook Required: O. Subtelny, Ukraine: A History, third edition. A reading list will be provided. Term Requirements: 3 short quizzes (each worth 5 % of the final grade). The primary focus of the quizzes is to test knowledge of the most important dates and names of Ukrainian history One essay, 1500 words, 15 % due on October 18, 2010 One essay, 2500 words, 40% due on December 6, 2010 Final exam: 30%, during the examination period. Total: 100% Since this is a course that meets the University Senate's W requirement, students must complete all essay assignments with a passing grade to pass the course. Grade Distribution: A+ 90-100 C+ 60-65 A 80-89 C 55-59 B+ 72-79 D 50-54 B 66-71 F 49 or less Late assignments are penalized by 2% per day unless a medical certificate is presented. Evaluative feedback will be provided before the Voluntary Withdrawal date of November 17, 2010. Students who wish to appeal a grade given for term work must do so within 10 working days after the grade for the term work has been made available to them. Uncollected term work will become the property of the Faculty of Arts and will be subject to confidential destruction Note: Academic dishonesty including plagiarism and cheating and examination impersonation are subject to serious academic penalty. (See page 27-28 of the 2010-11 University of Manitoba Undergraduate Calendar.) The common penalty in Arts for plagiarism in a written assignment, text, or examination is F on the paper and F for the course. For the most serious acts of plagiarism, such as the purchase of an essay or cheating on a test or examination, the penalty can also include suspension for a period of up to five years from registration in courses taught in a particular department in Arts or from all courses taught in this Faculty. The Faculty also reserves the right to submit student work that is suspected of being plagiarized to Internet sites designed to detect plagiarism. Topics to be Covered 1. Introduction to Ukraine and theories about Ukrainian identity. a) Historical geography of Ukraine b) Ukrainian history as the bridge between different religions, civilizations and socio-economic systems 2. Kievan Rus, 9th-13th centuries a) Overview of the geography of Kievan Rus; b) Normanist and native theories of the origin of Rus; c) Territorial expansion; d) Socio-economic growth; e) The coming of Christianity: Eastern Christianity and its implications for Ukrainian history f) Decline of the Rus state: objective and subjective factors contributing to the downfall of Rus 3. Western Rus or the Kingdom of Galicia-Volynia 13th-15th centuries; its significance 4. Ukrainian lands under Lithuania and Poland, the Union of Brest, cultural achievements. 5. The Cossacks, their origin and significance; religious differences; war and peace with neighboring states. 6. Khmelnitskiy uprising and creation of the Cossack state in the 17th century. Union with Russia. The Hetmanate. Abolition of the Ukrainian Cossack state in the 18th century. 7. Ukraine as a part of the Russian Empire, 18th and 19th centuries. Ukrainians in the service of the Russian Empire. Origins of modern Ukrainian nationalism. 8. Ukraine under Austrian rule in the 19th century. a) Cultural contributions to national identity. b) The 1848 revolution in Galicia. c) Polish-Ukrainian relations. d) Austrian official attitudes to Ukrainians. e) Beginnings of emigration to the New World .