History of Europe and European integration
Module History of Europe

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: SEBASTIANO ANGELO ALESSANDRO GRANATA

Expected Learning Outcomes


Overall knowledge of the history of 20th century Europe.

Course Structure

Frontal lessons. Flipped class. Seminars and presentations.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of events and processes of contemporary history

Attendance of Lessons

Not mandatory, but recommended

Detailed Course Content

Historical origins and current events of the "divergence" and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

A laboratory activity is planned for attending students

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

  • Ukraine and Russia after 1991: history and outcomes of a divergence
  • The path of Ukraine, 1991-2021
  • A "Russian world" to be rebuilt by force
  • The invasion and the war
  • Post-Soviet Russia
  • Imperial legacies
  • The weight of ideas and mentalities
  • The peculiar Soviet modernity: missing parts and real presences