Historical and cultural background of the Baltic States
The Objectives
- To provide a basic introduction to the history of the Baltic States form ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century.
- To map the crucial historical events/processes in the Baltic history what made these three countries historically-culturally different form each other
- Why it is needful to know the history of the region?
- For better understanding the social and political context/processes/problems of the region
The Outcomes of the Learning Object
- The basic knowledge about the history of the Baltic States
- The basic knowledge about the main cultural and historical differences between three Baltic countries and the basic knowledge about the origins of these differences.
The target group
Foreign students interested in the Baltic States
Learning material consits of:
- 2 video lectures: Part 1 (30 minutes) and Part 2 (35 minutes).
- 4 exercises
Technical Requirements: no special software is required, only flash player (download Adobe Flash Player) and pdf reader (download Adobe Reader) are needed.
Passing the learning object takes approximately 6 academic hours
Author of the Learning Object:
Tõnis Saarts, lecturer of Political Science, Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Tallinn University
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Tõnis Saarts, Tallinn University 2009