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Phone:+7 (812)786-92-49 

Postal address: 
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Administration
Department Head Adrian A. Selin
Academic Supervisor Evgeniy Anisimov
Article
The Russian Civil War after 100 Years: Within and Beyond the Historiographical Front Lines

Alexander V. Reznik.

Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History. 2024. Vol. 25. No. 3. P. 644-658.

Book chapter
Individualism and Psychology in the Auto/Biography of Lev Trotsky, 1900–20s

Alexander V. Reznik.

In bk.: Revolutionary Biographies in the 19th and 20th Centuries: Imperial – Inter/national – Decolonial. Göttingen: V&R Unipress, 2024. P. 17-34.

Working paper
The Image of the Past in Ciro Spontone’s ‘Historia Della Transilvania’

Khvalkov E., Levin F., Кузнецова А. Д.

Working Papers of Humanities. WP. Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2021

Contacts

Address:
190068 Saint Petersburg
123 Griboedov channel, Room 123

Phone:+7 (812)786-92-49 

Postal address: 
190068 Saint Petersburg
123 Griboedov channel

Administration
Department Head Adrian A. Selin
Academic Supervisor Evgeniy Anisimov

The Caucasus: History between East and West

2024/2025
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
5
ECTS credits
Delivered by:
Department of History
Type:
Elective course
When:
5 year, 1, 2 module

Instructor

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Situated between the Black and Caspian Seas, the Caucasus is a place where East meets West, a juncture where multiple faiths, languages, and nationalities collide. Its peoples have endowed the world with rich contributions to culture and art, while its strategic location has often placed it at the heart of Great Power intrigues, from the Persians and the Byzantines to the Russians and the Turks. This course examines this land of storied histories, mountainous landscapes, ethnic conflicts, and geopolitical entanglements. Its scope is largely focused on the 18th century to the present day but will also provide background on the rise of the region’s distinctive ethnic and national identities from earlier centuries. Students will critically explore the consequential historical events and processes that shaped the Caucasus, with special attention placed on the entrance of Russia into the region. They will also learn about the actors behind these pivotal events – from saints and shahs to tsars and revolutionaries to commanders and commissars.