Early Imperial Russia
In this subject, students examine the emergence, consolidation and development of Russian state and society in a hitherto 'wild' region in eastern Europe. The formative phase in the political, social and intellectual history of the Tsardom of Muscovy is traced. The focus is on the interplay of strange dichotomies like those between autocracy and oligarchy, patriarchy and communalism, xenophobia and Westernism, in shaping Russian state, society and culture in the turbulent era of Ivan the Terrible.
Episodes
Adrian concludes his lecture series by discussing the Time of Troubles in Russia which followed the death of Ivan IV in 1584: the periods of Tsars Fedor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov, and the ensuing civil war. He tries to set these events in a wider European context.
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Adrian concludes his lecture series by discussing the Time of Troubles in Russia which followed the death of Ivan IV in 1584: the periods of Tsars Fedor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov, and the ensuing civil war. He tries to set these events in a wider European context.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian concludes his lecture series by discussing the Time of Troubles in Russia which followed the death of Ivan IV in 1584: the periods of Tsars Fedor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov, and the ensuing civil war. He tries to set these events in a wider European context.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian now begins to discuss the reign of Ivan IV "The Terrible" or more accurately Ivan "The Awesome" in detail. He discusses Ivan IV's reign in four two-hour lectures.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian now begins to discuss the reign of Ivan IV "The Terrible" or more accurately Ivan "The Awesome" in detail. He discusses Ivan IV's reign in four two-hour lectures.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian now begins to discuss the reign of Ivan IV "The Terrible" or more accurately Ivan "The Awesome" in detail. He discusses Ivan IV's reign in four two-hour lectures.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian now begins to discuss the reign of Ivan IV "The Terrible" or more accurately Ivan "The Awesome" in detail. He discusses Ivan IV's reign in four two-hour lectures.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian now begins to discuss the reign of Ivan IV "The Terrible" or more accurately Ivan "The Awesome" in detail. He discusses Ivan IV's reign in four two-hour lectures.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones discusses the retinue of the Grand Prince, the group that gradually evolved into an aristocracy. He questions some of the stereotypes about autocracy in Russia, emphasising oligarchical aspects of the Russian polity.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones discusses the retinue of the Grand Prince, the group that gradually evolved into an aristocracy. He questions some of the stereotypes about autocracy in Russia, emphasising oligarchical aspects of the Russian polity.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones discusses the retinue of the Grand Prince, the group that gradually evolved into an aristocracy. He questions some of the stereotypes about autocracy in Russia, emphasising oligarchical aspects of the Russian polity.
Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones discusses Muscovite rural society and then moves on to discuss the late onset (in Muscovy!) of serfdom, the system of land tenure, and the implications for the distinct lack of a legal culture in Russia. Adrian then turns to discussing the boyars and their chancery clerks, their way of life and their role in the administration of state.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact fo...
Adrian Jones discusses Muscovite rural society and then moves on to discuss the late onset (in Muscovy!) of serfdom, the system of land tenure, and the implications for the distinct lack of a legal culture in Russia. Adrian then turns to discussing the boyars and their chancery clerks, their way of life and their role in the administration of state.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact fo...
Adrian Jones discusses Muscovite rural society and then moves on to discuss the late onset (in Muscovy!) of serfdom, the system of land tenure, and the implications for the distinct lack of a legal culture in Russia. Adrian then turns to discussing the boyars and their chancery clerks, their way of life and their role in the administration of state.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact fo...
Adrian Jones explores the political and social implications of the Orthodox faith in the lands of the Rus’.
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Adrian Jones explores the political and social implications of the Orthodox faith in the lands of the Rus’.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episodes in the fourteenth-century life of one of the greatest of Russian icon painters.
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Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episodes in the fourteenth-century life of one of the greatest of Russian icon painters.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episodes in the fourteenth-century life of one of the greatest of Russian icon painters.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episodes in the fourteenth-century life of one of the greatest of Russian icon painters.
Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
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