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50 Cards in this Set
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2nd Wave Emigration
Years What/Who Why/How |
1941-45/60
Displaced Persons Many just trying to escape |
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Frightful Galaxies Somewhere
Period What/Who Why/How |
2nd Wave
Poem - about emigrating Authors experience |
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Amnesty
Period What/Who Why/How |
2nd Wave
Poem About Murder of Elagins Father, they forgive Elagin, ironic title |
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Zhdanovism
Years What/Who Why/How |
1946-53
Stalin/Party Propaganda Socialist Realism |
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Moscow State University
Period What/Who Why/How |
Zhdanovism
Building in Moscow Stalin Gothic, highly ornamental |
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Hotel Ukraine
Period What/Who Why/How |
Zhdanovism
building, one of 7 sisters Stalin Gothic |
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Tractor Drivers Dinner
Period What/Who Why/How |
Zhdanovism
Painting Socialist Realism |
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Silvery Dust
Period What/Who Why/How |
Zhdanovism
Film Socialist Realism - Racism, sentence negros to death |
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On Guard For Peace
Period What/Who Why/How |
Zhdanovism
song about Stalin and economic success |
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We're Building Communism
Period What/Who Why/How |
Zhdanovism
poem Stalin propaganda |
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The Thaw
Years What/Who Why/How |
1953-64
Destalinization Stalin dead, Russians can be more expressive |
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Midnight Trolleybus
Period What/Who Why/How |
The Thaw
Poem Depression, mournful, sorrowful, individual back into art |
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I Am Goya
Period What/Who Why/How |
Thaw
Poem About horrors of war, imagery, mutilations |
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In The Hospital
Period What/Who Why/How |
Thaw
Poem Horrors of hospital, poor care, lack of medicines |
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Period What/Who Why/How |
The Thaw
Novel About life in work camp, barely allowed to be published |
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Palace of Congresses
Period What/Who Why/How |
Thaw
International Style Building in Kremlin Stalin gothic is out |
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Builders of Bratsk
Period What/Who Why/How |
Thaw
Painting, unhappy people not working Socialist Realism, SU didn't like |
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Clear Skies
Period What/Who Why/How |
Thaw
Film about pilot in trouble, finally let into party, propaganda |
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On Guard for Peace
Period What/Who Why/How |
The Thaw
Song Second Version of original song for Stalin |
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Brezhnev Policy
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Don't Rock the Boat Brezhnev in power |
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Stagnation
Years What/Who Why/How |
1964-85
Don't Rock the Boat Unofficial Art Grows |
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1966 Trial
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Sinyavsky Daniel Published anti-soviet material |
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Self Portrait
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Painting, Socialist Realism Represent Past, Present, Future = progress |
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Yung Leningrad Art Show
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Art Show Cancelled by S.U. - Theme: Alienation |
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The Artist Dreaming
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Non conformist painting Represent Soviet society - Unofficial Art |
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Bus Shelter
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Photograph Unofficial Art, represents alienation |
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"Andrei Rublov"
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
symbol film about famous Russian Painter, idol Spiritual/Moral trials, barely released in 1 year |
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Passions of Spying
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Poem/Song highlights difficulty traveling abroad for Russians |
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Pkhentz
Period What/Who Why/How |
Stagnation
Short Story In USSR, better to be invisible than noticed, Satire on Soviet Society |
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3rd Wave of Emigration
Period What/Who Why/How |
(1907-1991)
Jews and Christians to USA and Israel Fled because felt persecuted and prejudiced |
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Stalin and the Muses
Period What/Who Why/How |
Third Wave
Sots Art, Stalin on pedestal Parody on Socialist Realism |
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Liquid Sky
Period What/Who Why/How |
3rd Wave
Film Produced in USA by Russian emigre |
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To A Certain Tyrant
Period What/Who Why/How |
3rd Wave
Poem Indirectly about Stalin, author not in Union of Soviet Writers so not acknowledged as author |
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Somebody's Death
Period What/Who Why/How |
3rd Wave
Short Story Many do not know name of those dead, whether in story or in Russia |
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Glasnost
Years What/Who Why/How |
1985-1991
Reaction against Stagnation Soviet history exposed |
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Crystal Palace
Period What/Who Why/How |
Glasnost
Paper Architecture Restore church architecture, religious, utopian vision |
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Requiem
Period What/Who Why/How |
Glasnost
Poster Years reflect History of Purges |
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Little Vera
Period What/Who Why/How |
Glasnost
Film Dark, Rejection of Soviet Society |
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Heavenly Flame
Period What/Who Why/How |
Glasnost
Short Story Expose of False Utopia |
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1992
Period What/Who Why/How |
Post Soviet Era
Yeltsin Elected President |
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2000
Period What/Who Why/How |
Post Soviet Era
Putin Elected President |
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Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Period What/Who Why/How |
Post Soviet
Reerected after previously destroyed New architecture - Luzhkov Baroque |
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Apocalypse 2
Period What/Who Why/How |
Post Soviet
painting/photo Represent past, present, future; fall os USSR |
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Window to Paris
Period What/Who Why/How |
Post Soviet
Film Satirizes Russias materialism, satire on how West views Russia |
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Define The Thaw
Years 1. Characteristic Work Detail relating 2. Characteristic Work Detail relating 3. Characteristic Work Detail relating |
1953-1964
1. Greater Expressive Freedom One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich describes labor/prison camp, barely allowed to be published 2. Actual Everyday Problems Builders of Bratsk Subjects not smiling while working; unhappy 3. Past Revisited and Revived I am Goya Recreating horrors of war |
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Describe Glasnost
Years 1. Characteristic Work Detail relating 2. Characteristic Work Detail relating 3. Characteristic Work Detail relating |
1985-1991
1. Russian History Exposed Requiem Years in cloud represent years of purges 2. Religious Subjects Crystal Palace Restore church architecture 3. Socialist Realism Disappears Little Vera dark film revealing underside of daily life |
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Is Tiurin a Utopian Malfeasant?
Does he believe in a Utopia? Yes/No and How? What is His official Duty? Is he in dereliction of it? How? |
Yes
Did nothing wrong, takes bribes to make life better for those in camp, only in camp because stalin didn't like father Foreman at work camp At first, scary, associated with punishment, at power station reveals life story and from then on out he is seen as companion, sympathetic, deriliction of official camp duties |
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Is Dovlatov a Utopian Malfeasant?
Does he believe in a Utopia? Yes/No and How? What is His official Duty? Is he in dereliction of it? How? |
Yes
Transforms, once at funeral and overcome with emotions he believes in best life/utopia Duty is to give speech, originally in deriliction because plans to change it, ends up at a loss for words, no one can hear speech, never gives speech, self-realization of importance of life |
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Is Buinovsky a Utopian Malfeasant?
Does he believe in a Utopia? Yes/No and How? What is His official Duty? Is he in dereliction of it? How? |
Yes - bosses everyone around in camp, thinks his orders will create order. was in navy
he is a prisoner in the labor camp, bosses everyone around so much that he gets tired and is unable to perform duties, backtalks guards and ends up in punishment - in deriliction of his duty |
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Artist Name:
Title of Painting: Year: Artist Background: History in that Year: |
Ivan Bilibin
Tsar Saltan Eavesdropping 1905 Bilibin: contributed to Ballet Russes and Realist movement, inspired by folklore even since childhood. Realist movement - Nature. Worked for state, drawing pictures for fairy tales. Participated in 1st wave emigration, first to Egypt then to Paris. Tsar Nicholas II was in power in 1905. People of Russia unhappy because lost Russo-Jap war, economy struggling, not enough food, extremely poor conditions. Led to revolution/bloody sunday. Triggered wave of further demonstrations, people wanted help from Tsar and since he didn't help, the people continued rebelling. Loss of Jap war let to Russo-Franco Alliance |
