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31 Cards in this Set
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3 church layouts
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Cross Domed Plan
Inscribed Cross Latin Cross |
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15th century churches moscow used this means of building domes
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Golden ratio "the golden section" used for beauty and balance of design
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Alexander I reforms promised
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promised to release the serfs. didn't keep his promise and Decembrists had uprising.
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Pushkin / Gogol and their importance and their differences
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pushkin was more romantic writer, european influences. gogol was more realistic and had traditional ukrainian/russian themes.
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Importance of Mikhail Glinka's opera A LIFE FOR THE TZAR?
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one of the first recognized russian operas; emphasis on nationalization
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Russian themes influnced paintings?
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by including realistic themes but makign them very idealized; life of serfs and peasants became glorified.
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relations between children and parents of 19th c. gentry?
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weren't very close to their children; handed down to their caretakers.
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Importance of Nikolai Karamzin's History fo the Russian State?
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first readable story of russia's history; very supportive of autocracy. helped shape russian's role in history.
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what is the significance of st petersburg's location?
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controvertial because of its swampy location and it was hard to build. but overlooked the seas and was flat.
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what role did city planning of st petersburg play?
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was based on Amsterdam and Venice plans of waterways and narrow paths that Peter I observed and wanted to implement.
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how was peter I exceptional as person and tsar?
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first russian monarch interested in expanding russian culture forward
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describe peter the great's reforms in his 'new russia'
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demanded people didnt wear beards, wear european clothes, founded the russian navy
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Nikolai Sheremetev's relationship with Praskovya, how was it atypical?
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she was of a different social class and they couldn't marry; she lived in a palace and it was scandalous. finally he married her
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serf theatre significance
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theatre became wide spread and stunned audiences.
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describe 'split identity' russians had with the west
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deeply influenced by european traditions forced on the elites. conscious immitation of the west; dress and fashion...
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linguistic challenges of 18/19th centuries russia
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elites spoke french; serfs spoke simple language, russian. divide between whats ours and theirs.
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Tolstoy wrote in War and peace that every Russian felt Moscow to be a mother. why?
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religious and historical past that every russian knew; old muscovy. traditional russian values.
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What general led russian army against Napoleon? what year? what lead to Napolons downfall
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1812. Kutuzov. Baradino Battle. Russian winters were harsh. soldiers died of fatigue, lice, disease
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how was dev of architecture in moscow affected by fires of 1812?
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the burning down of moscow gave russians chance to rebuild moscow in order; neoclassical style emerged.
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How did moscow differ from st petes? in culture, looks, food, style, etc?
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mowcow was farmland, st petes was new and reform and very progressive. moscow was the mother, village like. st petes very modern/western in style, moscow traditional/homely. st petes: formal dress/uniforms. moscow: gluttony and FOOD.
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Pushkin's the BRONZE HORSEMAN affected St Petes how?
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motif of the individual vs. the public; rebellion of the little man ; weight of the gov't.
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image of st petersburg in Gogol's Petersburg Tales and in Dostoevsky's Crime and punishment?
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gogol: st petes is a city of deception; city of the devil, the deciever. dostoevsky: western city; detrimental to national identity/mentality.
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moscow eating habits?
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everyday, all day, non stop; gluttony: 200 dishes in every meal; balls, whole day dedicated to food
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who were the Mighty Five? Stasov?
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Composers, Murgorsky, man one. encorporating folk/russian stand into classical music; innotate the russians actually speak
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how were mighty five different han those who studied at conservatory?
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traditionalists studied italian/french/ western opera/music ; strict vs. not
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how did merchant class differ from nobility?
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they were patriarchal; very religious, didnt drink. insolent, caste system. aristocracy; commerce isnt a respectible job
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who were the wanderers and who helped support them?
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group of artists painting russian/themes and styles; developed into stile moderne nouveau russia
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what is Abramtsevo? who founded/worked/lived there. how did the community function and what did it produce
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craft work shop to sell crafts; made them. estate of moscow; industrialist zomarokov brought life to nature crafts; develoved into art nouveau.
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Andrei Rublev: Arkhip flying up significance
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artistic freedom
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Andrei Rublev: the jester signficance of the dancing jester
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seen as a joke by the police; monks etc. an artistic practice
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Andrei Rublev: Theophanes the Greek significance
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discovering a muse; asking Kirill to join him to paint. appreciation of the arts.
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