Russian History

MA in Russian History

Mode: part-time

It is composed of a taught part worth 120 credit points and a dissertation worth 60 credit points. No knowledge of Russian is required.

The programme is constructed around units on aspects of Russian history in the Department of Historical Studies and the Department of Russian Studies, in which there is a broad range of expertise.

Programme Structure

You will take two compulsory training units in Historical Studies, plus at least two units on Russian History and two further optional units of your choice. These can be on international history, British history, Russian culture or Russian language. Russian language units are offered at beginners or advanced level. Optional non-credit bearing Faculty training units for postgraduates are also offered.

Compulsory Units

• Introduction to Research Methods
• Themes in Contemporary History

Plus at least two of the following:

• Dostoevsky and Native-Soil Conservatism
• Russian Revolutionary Populism 1870-90
• Russian Thought in the Age of Catherine II

Optional Units
Russian culture units:

• Bakhtin
• The Films of Mikhalkov
• Introduction to Silver Age Culture
• Russian Philosophy of the Silver Age†
• Russian Prose Fiction of the Silver Age
• War on Screen

† Knowledge of Russian is desirable but not essential.

Language units

• Advanced Russian Language
• Introduction to Russian for Historians
• Introduction to Czech Language

History Units
Units on international and British history (offered in the MA History programme in the Department of Historical Studies)