The main events in world history - the rate is 6300 rubles. from Synchronization, training 7 weeks, Date November 29, 2023.

Fall of the Roman Empire

Lecturer: Andrey Kartashov
Date: January 26 19:30

“The history of Rome is the history of the whole world,” said Napoleon. This is true at least for the modern West. Rome gave him a familiar calendar and the first newspapers on clay tablets, a well-organized legal system and Latin, from which dozens of modern languages ​​were born.

At the webinar we will figure out why the powerful empire ceased to exist and how Antiquity ended. Let us analyze how the fall of the empire was influenced by the great migration of peoples, the fight against the Germans and the invasion of the Huns. Let's find out how a new world was born from the ruins of a great state.

Capture of Constantinople

Lecturer: Andrey Kartashov
Date: January 31 19:30

The Byzantine Empire lasted just over a thousand years and became one of the largest states of the Middle Ages. This state has been gone for almost 600 years, but it still haunts researchers. They study the administrative structure of the empire and find out where the history of Rome ends and the history of Byzantium begins. They are trying to understand what Byzantine national identity was and whether the inhabitants of the empire had it.

At the webinar we will try to answer these questions and study the main events in the history of Byzantium. Let's talk about the Byzantine mentality and culture, learn about the crises that happened in the empire, and find in them the reasons for the fall of Constantinople.

Crusades

Lecturer: Sofia Shirogorova
Date: 02 February 19:30

The Crusades are often associated with armored knights, religious intolerance and medieval cruelty. But behind the legends of the Crusaders lies several centuries of history, full of political, religious and cultural paradoxes. At the webinar we will try to see the bigger picture and find out when the confrontation between East and West began.

Let's look at the main crusades: the capture and loss of Jerusalem, the Children's Crusade and the capture of Constantinople. Let's find out what goal the participants of the campaigns actually pursued and what acquaintance with the East gave the culture of medieval Europe. Let's find out what the role of the Pope was in organizing the crusades and why the people supported them.

Great Plague

Lecturer: Ivan Zaitsev
Date: 07 February 19:30

In the Middle Ages, the main enemy of Europeans was not belligerent neighbors, but epidemics of plague, or the “Black Death”. The plague devastated cities and terrorized devout Christians. The disease controlled international trade and dictated the rules of life in the medieval city, destroying families and communities.

At the lecture we will talk about how the Black Death epidemic affected humanity. Let's find out where the plague came from and how it was fought. Let's find out how the Catholic Church treated the plague, how large-scale epidemics affected the culture and economic well-being of Europe.

Inquisition

Lecturer: Ivan Zaitsev
Date: 09 February 19:30

Monks in robes, dark damp dungeons, torture with hot irons - the images associated with the Inquisition seem medieval. But heretics were also persecuted during the Renaissance with its triumph of reason and the paintings of Leonardo. At the webinar, we will find out how the witch hunt coexisted with the cult of enlightenment and figure out which stereotypes about the Inquisition are true and which are not.

We will find out how and where the Inquisition arose, who was interested in spreading the Inquisition in Europe, what the Inquisition court was like and who could be tortured during the trial. Let's find out whether the Inquisition hunted witches and why it ceased to exist.

Reformation and Counter-Reformation

Lecturer: Ivan Zaitsev
Date: February 14 19:30

The Reformation attempted to change the foundations of the Catholic Church and changed the face of Europe. This movement gave birth to a new direction in Christianity - Protestantism, which criticized the excessive craving of the Catholic Church for luxury and the unbridled morals of its ministers. Protestantism declared hard work a worthy occupation and called people to modesty and restraint, which forever changed the way of life of Europeans.

At the lecture we will talk about the causes of the Reformation and examine the famous “95 Theses” of Martin Luther, in which he criticized Catholicism. Let's study the regional specifics of the Reformation in England, Germany, the Czech Republic and other countries and find out what Protestants and Catholics argue about to this day.

Great geographical discoveries

Lecturer: Andrey Kartashov
Date: February 16 19:30

“European miracle” - this is how the era of great geographical discoveries is sometimes called. In the 15th century, the world became Eurocentric, but Europeans' ideas about the world also became more complete. Thanks to the discovery of new territories and the development of trade, small Western states began to develop faster than China and Arab countries, and America opened up to the world - a field for social and political experiments.

At the webinar we will talk about the three pillars on which the era of the New Age grew: Protestantism, capitalism and absolutism. We will learn how the Great Geographical Discoveries changed the world and human consciousness and how the military revolution and the emergence of firearms are related to the formation of modern states. Let's figure out how religious wars captured Europe in the 16th–17th centuries and why it was after the Thirty Years' War that the first world political system emerged.

American Civil War

Lecturer: Sofia Shirogorova
Date: February 21 19:30

The American Civil War of 1861–1865 was more than just a fight against slavery. The war became a battlefield for the future shape of the country. It was in this conflict that the united American nation was born, states' rights, a unified government and the economic structure of the state were formed. And this happened largely thanks to the legendary President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the famous “Emancipation Proclamation.”

At the lecture we will discuss why the Civil War is so important for understanding US history. Let's find out what actually caused the war and at what point the conflict turned into a battle for the abolition of slavery. We will find out what modern technologies were used there and how this war is similar to the First World War.

The French Revolution

Lecturer: Sofia Shirogorova
Date: February 28 19:30

The Great French Revolution is important for the entire Western world. The year 1789 changed European consciousness: it established the ideas of freedom and equality and gave birth to the modern nation-state. In the webinar we will learn how one of the most important events in history unfolded and how the revolution went from the ideas of the Enlightenment to the Age of Terror.

Let's find out why such a revolution took place in France and what you need to know about its key stages and participants. Let's figure out who the Girondins, Jacobins and Sans-culottes are and what political movements influenced what was happening. Let's discuss how the revolution, based on the ideas of the Enlightenment, reached the bloody era of Terror.

Napoleonic Wars

Lecturer: Andrey Kartashov
Date: March 02 19:30

The Napoleonic Wars are a whole series of conflicts in the 19th century. It began with the idea of ​​Napoleon Bonaparte to achieve French supremacy in Europe and ended with a large-scale redivision of European borders and the formation of a new system of international relations. At the webinar we will find out how these events influenced European and Russian history.

Let's find out how Napoleon came to power and how he changed the French state. Let's look at the series of alliances during the wars and how the Napoleonic Code influenced civil law around the world. Let's talk about how the wars with Napoleon shaped national ideas in enemy countries and how the Congress of Vienna determined relations between European countries until the First World War.

Revolution of 1917

Lecturer: Artyom Golbin
Date: 07 March 19:30

1917 changed the face of Russia forever. In just a few months, the country went from monarchy to republic and rushed to the dictatorship of the proletariat. The centuries-old power of monarchs fell, social institutions were destroyed, and in the blink of an eye the foundations of social life, which seemed unshakable, changed. For Russia, as Anna Akhmatova wrote, the “Real Twentieth Century” began - an era of great upheavals and bloody conflicts.

In the webinar we will learn how the emperor lost his authority and became an object of ridicule and how women overthrew the royal power. Let's find out why the Provisional Government was unable to end the war and retain power and how the Bolsheviks from a marginal party turned into the main driving force of the revolution.

Cold War

Lecturer: Sofia Shirogorova
Date: 09 March 19:30

The Cold War was not like previous wars. For the first time in history, the battlefield between the USSR and the USA unfolded not in the trenches and barricades, but on the pages of newspapers and television screens. The Cold War, on the one hand, split the world into two parts and almost led to a nuclear war. On the other hand, it gave impetus to the development of science and space exploration, where opposing countries also competed.

At the lecture we will talk about the arms race, propaganda and spy games. We will find out who was part of the capitalist and eastern blocs and how these countries interacted throughout the war. Let's find out how the Third World War almost began and who and why can be called the winner in the Cold War.

Chernobyl

Lecturer: Sofia Shirogorova
Date: March 14 19:30

The Chernobyl disaster is not only a tragic event, but also a marker of time. The catastrophe was inevitable in its own way; it was prepared by the already weakening and bursting at the seams Soviet regime, as well as the belief of the world community that nuclear energy was the safest.

At the lecture we will talk about Chernobyl in a historical context. We will find out how the structures in which nuclear energy operated in the USSR were structured, how events actually developed in the days after the disaster, and what versions of what happened were offered by eyewitnesses. Let's find out how the accident contributed to the collapse of the USSR and influenced history, politics and international relations.

Collapse of the USSR

Lecturer: Artyom Golbin
Date: March 16 19:30

It is not without reason that the collapse of the USSR is called the largest geopolitical catastrophe of the twentieth century. This event changed the lives of millions of people and shaped the image of not only modern Russia, but also its closest neighbors in the CIS and even partners in the West. Moreover, the collapse of the USSR was not accidental. It was preceded by crises, ill-conceived reforms and mistakes by the country's leadership.

At the webinar we will find out why capitalism defeated socialism and how the Soviet authorities “mined” the state constitution. Let's figure out why vodka was constantly becoming more expensive in the USSR and how Prohibition accelerated the collapse of the country. Let's look at how the USSR influences our lives even today.