- •V.V. Vakhnenko
- •Lecture course
- •Lecture 1. The state and the law of kievan rus’ (4 hrs)
- •1. The formation of Kievan Rus’. Norman theory of developing statehood of the Eastern Slavs. Princess Olga’s financial-administrative reform.
- •2. Baptism of Kievan Rus’ and its importance for the development of statehood.
- •3. Political system of Kievan Rus’.
- •4. Social structure of Kievan Rus’
- •5. Stages of development of legal system in Kievan Rus’.
- •7. Crimes and punishments.
- •8. Court system and judicial process.
- •Lecture 2. Period of feudal fragmentation of kievan rus’ (2 hrs)
- •The reasons of feudal fragmentation of Kievan Rus’.
- •2. Statehood and law of the Vladimir principality and the role of the grand-ducal government in strengthening the state.
- •3. The main features of the republican system of the Great Novgorod
- •The Pskov Judicial Charter
- •The Novgorod Judicial Charter
- •The Novgorod Judicial Charter [5]
- •Lecture 3. The state and law of russia in the period of centralization (XIV-XVI centuries) (2 hrs)
- •1. Prerequisites of formation of centralized Russian state
- •2. The system of government
- •3. Social structure.
- •4. The Muscovite Sudebniki
- •5. Court system according to Sudebniki
- •7. Codifications of the law
- •Lecture 4. The state and law in russia state in the period of formation of absolutism (XVII – beginning of XX centuries)
- •1. Prerequisites of formation and legalization of absolutism
- •2. The social structure
- •3. State apparatus
- •4. The military and judicial reforms of Peter I
- •5. Other reforms of Peter the Great:
- •Education reform
- •Culture reform
- •6. Development of the law during the period of absolute monarchy:
- •7. The main features of the law
- •Lecture 5. Reforms, reaction, and revolution
- •1. Emancipation and the Great Reforms
- •2. The Great Reforms
- •3. Alexander III and the Counter-Reforms
- •4. State administration
- •5. The Ruling- Senate.
- •6. The Holy Ruling Synod.
- •5. Russia Confronts the 20th Century
- •6. War and Revolution, 1904–1906
- •7. The Duma and the Wager on the Strong
- •8. A Decade of Contrasts, and World War I
- •Manifesto of October 17th, 1905 [7]
- •Manifesto of June 3rd, 1907 (Dissolution of the Second Duma) [7]
- •Imperial Manifesto of June 3, 1907
- •Seminar programme
- •List of recommended sources
- •Review seminar questions:
- •Glossary
- •Chronology
- •Imperial Russia
- •Content
Imperial Russia
1682-1725 Reign of Peter I, the “Great”
1697–1698 Peter I in Western Europe
1700 Great Northern War begins with Sweden, Peter adopts the Julian calendar
1703 foundation of Saint Petersburg
1709 Battle of Poltava: defeat of Swedes and Ukrainian Hetman Mazepa
1711 establishment of Senate
1717 formation of administrative colleges
1721 foundation of the Holy Synod: disappearance of the patriarchate
1722 creation of Table of Ranks
1725 foundation of Academy of Sciences
1725 death of Peter I. Accession of Catherine I
1727 death of Catherine I. Accession of Peter II
1730 death of Peter II. Accession of Anna. Failed attempt to limit autocracy
1753 abolition of internal customs duties
1754 foundation of Moscow University
1761-1762 Accession of Peter III
1762 ‘emancipation’ of the nobility from compulsory state service
1762-1796 Accession of Catherine II the “Great”
1767 Catherine II’s Nakaz (Instruction) and Legislative Commission
1768 war with Ottoman Empire
1773 beginning of Pugachev revolt
1774 Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainardji: victory over Ottomans
1775 reform of provincial administration
1783 annexation of Crimea
1785 charter of the nobility
1790 publication of Radishchev’s Journey from St Petersburg to Moscow
1792 Odessa founded
1795 final partition of Poland
1796 death of Catherine II. Accession of Paul I
1797 new succession law: male primogeniture established
1801-1825 Accession of Alexander I
1802 creation of ministries
1804 university statute
1807 Treaty of Tilsit
1810 creation of State Council
1812 defeat of Napoleon’s invasion
1814 Russian army enters Paris
1815 constitution for Russian Kingdom of Poland issued
1825-1855 Accession of Nicholas I. Decembrist revolt
1826 foundation of Third Section
1833 Code of Laws (Svod zakonov) issued
1855-1881 Accession of Alexander II
1856 Treaty of Paris ends CrimeanWar
1861 emancipation of the serfs
1862 foundation of Saint Petersburg Conservatoire
1863 Education reform restores autonomy to universities
1863 rebellion in Poland
1864 local government (zemstvo) and judicial reforms introduced
1866 State peasants freed; Assassination attempt against Alexander II
1870 Reform of town government
1874 introduction of universal military service
1881-1894 Accession of Alexander III
1881 introduction of law on ‘states of emergency’
1894 death of Alexander III. Accession of Nicholas II
1898 first congress of the Social Democratic party
1902 Lenin publishes Chto delat’? (What Is to Be Done?)
1904 outbreak of war with Japan
1905 October 17 Manifesto promises a constitution
1906 First Duma (parliament) meets and is dissolved
1906 Stolypin heads government: agrarian reforms begin
1907–12 Third Duma in session
1911 assassination of Stolypin
1914 outbreak of FirstWorldWar
1915 Nicholas II assumes supreme command and dismisses ‘liberal’ ministers
1916 first performance of Rachmaninov’s Vespers (vsenochnaia)
1916 Brusilov offensive
1917 overthrow of monarchy in ‘February Revolution’