Early Imperial Russia

Dr Adrian Jones

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.

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29 episodes
Updated Feb 27, 2014

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Feb 27, 2014 · 1 hr 5 min
Consequences 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 Fedor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov, and the ensuing civil war.
Feb 27, 2014
Consequences of Ivan the Terrible (slides)
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.
Feb 27, 2014
Consequences of Ivan the Terrible (handout)
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.
Feb 27, 2014 · 1 hr 36 min
Ivan the Terrible, Part III
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.
Feb 27, 2014 · 1 hr 26 min
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
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.
Feb 27, 2014 · 1 hr 32 min
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
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.
Feb 27, 2014
Ivan the Terrible (slides)
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.
Feb 27, 2014
Ivan the Terrible (handout)
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.
Feb 27, 2014 · 59 min
Emergence of the Aristocracy
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.
Feb 27, 2014
Emergence of the Aristocracy (slides)
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.
Feb 27, 2014
Emergence of the Aristocracy (handout)
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.
Nov 8, 2013 · 1 hr 23 min
Muscovite Society
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.
Nov 8, 2013
Muscovite Society (slides)
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.
Nov 8, 2013
Muscovite Society (handout)
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.
Sep 13, 2013 · 1 hr 14 min
The Russian Orthodox Church
Adrian Jones explores the political and social implications of the Orthodox faith in the lands of the Rus’.
Sep 13, 2013
The Russian Orthodox Church (slides)
Adrian Jones explores the political and social implications of the Orthodox faith in the lands of the Rus’.
Aug 21, 2013 · 1 hr 14 min
The Rise of Muscovy
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.
Aug 21, 2013
The Rise of Muscovy (slides)
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.
Aug 21, 2013
The Rise of Muscovy (handout)
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.
Aug 13, 2013 · 6 min
Tarkovsky's Film 'Andrei Rublëv'
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.