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Russia in Wars and Social Conflicts

46.04.01 In Russian

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Programme description
  • The  academic programme ‘Russia in Wars and Social Conflicts’ is designed to train experts in history and related social and humanitarian sciences who are able to: describe the theoretical and methodological background of the political process; and advance reasoned hypotheses about the causes of military and social conflicts, their multivariate development and resolution.
  • The issues in source studies and historiography are an integral part of the programme.
  • The programme is unique in that it combines a traditional approach to training historians and innovations driven by the challenges of our time.
  • Graduates will have the professional competencies necessary for: further research; expert activities; formulating socially-oriented policies; and taking measures to counter political radicalism and extremism.
Main courses
  • Military Historical Anthropology
  • The State and the Army in the 19th – 20th Centuries
  • Communicative Space of War: Propaganda and Public Attitudes
  • Mythology of Wars and Revolutions in the 20th Century
  • Terrorism and the Fight Against It in the History of Russia
  • Russian Military Emigration
  • History of the Russian Navy
  • Leningrad in the Great Patriotic War
  • History of Wars and Military Art in the 10th – 16th Centuries
  • History of Wars and Military Art in the 18th – 19th Centuries

 

Our advantages
  • The academic programme is designed to train specialists who are able to: identify the causes and prerequisites of military and social conflicts; analyse the political, economic and social factors of their origin; and carry out a predictive valuation of the development of society in the context of social differences.
  • In the field of personal education, the programme is designed to equip students with the skills and competencies that foster: morality; patriotism; the development of general cultural needs; social adaptation; communicativeness; commitment to success; and the desire and readiness to apply knowledge, and hard and soft skills for achieving success in the chosen field.
  • After the training, graduates will be able to carry out research, educational, organisational and managerial, social and political, and expert activities.
Main areas of research
  • The military history of Russia / the USSR
  • History of the Russian revolution
  • History of the communicative space of wars
  • History of everyday life
  • History of political parties and movements
  • History of the Russian orthodox church
  • History of government agencies
Career opportunities
  • Educator in the field of preschool, primary general, compulsory, and secondary general education
  • Educator in cultural and educational centres
  • Specialist in historical, cultural and experiential tourism
  • Guide
  • Museum worker
  • Archive and library worker
  • A specialist in organisational and document support for corporate management
  • Media worker

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The programme descriptions for the 2025/2026 academic year are currently being updated. Information regarding admissions for the 2025/2026 academic year is available on the St Petersburg University Admissions Committee website.

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