Courses

In 1764, Russia abolished the traditional Cossack autonomy of the Hetmanate on the Left Bank of river Dnipro. In the partitions of Poland-Lithuania 1772-1795, Russia and Austria took the territories where Ukrainians/Ruthenians lived. In 1783, Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate. Thus began the imperial period of Ukrainian history which lasted to the collapse of both empires in World War I. In this seminar, we will read in depth about and discuss the two empires and their regional policies, noble landowners, peasants, workers, the Ukrainian national movement, revolutionary movements, Jews, Crimea, women, and religious life.