OVERVIEW

The Revolt of the Cossack Pugachev

Using a methodology that draws on the political, cultural, social and religious history of eighteenth-century Russia, the course aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the revolt of the cossack Pugachev (1773-1775). Ranging from the study of the collective imagination to the analysis of the political and social reasons of the revolt, the course will focus on the phenomenon of rebellions and on the profound characteristics of a world traveled, then as now, by turbulent changes.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to equip students with a thorough knowledge of the history of Russia from the 9th century to the present day. The attention will be focused on the history of the different cultures and religions of the Russian world in modern and contemporary age. Great attention is paid to the acquisition of a method of critical interpretation of historiographical literature.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objective of the course is to provide students with a detailed picture of the historical, political, economic and social situation of Russia at the time of the revolt of the cossack Pugachev (1773-1775). The aim is to provide students with an adequate key to understanding the phenomenon of rebellions and their connection with religions and popular culture.

The students will acquire a thorough knowledge of the period of Russian history which was characterized by the revolt. They will be able to use the specific technical language of the discipline and will be familiar with the events, the political, social and cultural dynamics of the Russian Empire in the second quarter of the Eighteenth century.

 In addition,  students will be able to demonstrate the acquisition of a general comprehension of the analytical and of culture and religion and to possess adequate knowledge on the main debates historiography around the key themes of the course in order to be able to assess the main problems of Russia in the eighteenth century.

PREREQUISITES

Students will gain an adequate knowledge of the main historiographical debates related  to the basic topics of the course, in order to be able to evaluate the principal problems of 18th century Russia.

TEACHING METHODS

University lectures given by the professor, in-class presentations. During the lectures considerable use will be made of the blackboard, in order to better memorize the dates, the concepts and the phases of Eighteenth-century Russian history. Historical and geographical films and maps will also be used.

Students will be supported in their learning by teaching materials and resources related to the lectures and made available on  a website (Aulaweb).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course aims to provide the knowledge which is necessary for being able to address the issues and problems of Russian history during the second half of the 18th century, and in particular during the revolt of the Cossack Pugačëv, which coincided with the years of the first Russian-Turkish war .

The course program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:

- Russian history from 1762 to 1796
- The imperial peripheries
- The Cossacks
- Allogens
- Economy, culture and religion of the peoples who took part in the revolt
- The causes of the revolt
- The revolt
- Repression
- Historical judgment

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reading list for students for whom this course is worth 6 ECTS

P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013.

M. Natalizi, La rivolta degli orfani. La vicenda del ribelle Pugačëv, Donzelli Editore, Roma, 2011.

Reading list for students for whom this course is worth 9 ECTS

P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013.

M. Natalizi, La rivolta degli orfani. La vicenda del ribelle Pugačëv, Donzelli Editore, Roma, 2011.

.S. Puškin, Storia della rivolta di Pugačëv in Aleksandr S. Puškin, Opere, a cura di Eridiano Bazzarelli e Giovanna Spendel, Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2006.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO NATALIZI (President)

EMILIANO BERI

LUCA LO BASSO

ROBERTO SINIGAGLIA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

24th September 2019

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral Exams:

The required knowledge will be verified through a final oral exam. The student will have to answer four / five open questions on the topics examined during the course.

In addition, the most important topics will be debated during some of the lectures with the aim of preparing the students for the oral exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The actual achievement of the expected learning outcomes will be verified through an oral exam that will ascertain:

- the effective acquisition of knowledge related to the history of Russia of the Eighteenth century, the ability to place single historical events within the broader international context (15/30)

- the ability to make causal connections between historical events in the political, social and cultural sphere; the knowledge of the historiographical debates (10/30)

- the quality of the presentation, the speaking ability, the acquisition of the correct lexical terms related to the discipline (5/30)

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Curriculum of the Lecturer

Marco Natalizi (1963) is Associated Professor in History of Eastern Europe. After graduating at the University of Pisa he was trained at the Universities of Florence and Siena. His most significant publications are: Il burattinaio dell’ultimo Zar. Grigorij Rasputin (Salerno, 2016); Pietro il Grande. Uno zar in Europa (EDISES, 2014); L’ingresso della Russia in Europa, in Storia d’Europa e del Mediterraneo. Dal Medioevo all’età della globalizzazione, Sezione V. L’Età moderna (secoli XVI-XVIII), Vol. XII. Popoli, stati, equilibri del potere (Salerno, 2013); La rivolta degli orfani. La vicenda del ribelle Pugačëv (Donzelli, 2011); Il caso Černyševskij (Bruno Mondatori, 2006); All’ombra della legge. L’amministrazione delle comunità urbane in Russia nella metà del XVIII secolo(Bruno Mondatori, 2003); Nikolaj Gavrilovič Černyševskij, Scritti politico-filosofici, traduzione, introduzione e note a cura di Marco Natalizi (Maria Pacini Fazzi, 2001). He is member of Società Italiana per la Storia dell'Età Moderna (SISEM) and of  Società Italiana di Studi sul Secolo Diciottesimo (SISSD).