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.
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 Fed...
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...
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...
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...
Adrian Jones discusses the retinue of the Grand Prince, the group that gradually evolved into an aristocracy. He questions some of the stereotypes abo...
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 th...
Adrian Jones explores the political and social implications of the Orthodox faith in the lands of the Rus’. Copyright 2013 Adrian Jones / La Trobe Uni...
Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episod...
Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episod...
Adrian Jones introduces Andrei Tarkovsky's great film Andrei Rublëv (1964, 1966-69), sometimes spelt as "Roublev" or "Rublyov". The film traces episod...