Course code

EKK6034.HT

old course code

EKK6034

Course title in Estonian

Balti riikide ajalugu ja kultuurilugu

Course title in English

History and Culture of the Baltic Countries

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide a general overview on the history and culture of the Baltic countries.

Brief description of the course

A gernearl overview of the history. Grand Dutchy of Lithuania. Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. Conquest of Latvia by crusaders, German and Swedish domination. Baltic peoples in Russian Empire. Birth of modern Latvian and Lithuanian nation and culture. Russification. Independent states (1918-1940). Minorities in Latvia and Lithuania. Soviet and Nazi occupation. National communism and resistence. Baltic republics as Soviet West. Baltic cities: Riga, Vilnius, Kaunas. Regaining of independence.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Knowledge of the basic fact of the history of Latvia and Lithuania; ability to understand the main events and actors; understanding of national awakening and modern nationalism formation; knowledge of important cultural trends.

Teacher

professor Anna Verschik

Study programmes containing that course

Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/15.HT)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/14.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/14.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/13.HT)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/13.HT)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/12.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/12_1.HT)
Liberal Arts in Humanities (KKLHB/12.HT)
Estonian as a Second Language and Estonian Culture (EKEVB/00.HT)
Estonian as a Second Language and Estonian Culture (EKEVB/11.HT)
Estonian as a Second Language and Estonian Culture (EKEVB/10.HT)