Catherine I of Russia

grasp the entire complexity of the issue and would lack comprehensiveness. Therefore, it can be argued that the intellectual and cultural context appeared to be one of the main reasons preconditioning the progressive direction in the reign of Peter I and Ekaterina…

Ballet has a rich history of origin that begins in France with King Henry II, in the 16th century. The kings wife, Catherine de Medici of Italy brought dance to the French courts. The first ever ballet performed was the Ballet Comique de la Reine. Ballet came about because of the rencaissaance. This time period was huge for arts, including ballet. in 17th and 18th century,but became prominent with its first school of dance being established by Louis XIV on June 28, 1669 ( Met). The idea of…

A popular Masterpiece theme opens the world of England in the 1900’s. Julian Fellows’ Downton Abbey follows an English blue-blooded family through the 20th century and the many relationships and historical events that happen within it. Downstairs, viewers get a glimpse of a servant’s life with all the turmoil, trials, and tribulations that come with maintaining a household. Upstairs, viewers follows an aristocratic family who strives to keep the fortune within their name. Downton Abbey not only…

With political discourse taking center stage in Russia during the early 20th century, the atmosphere surrounding the beliefs of the working class switched from the oppression of autocracy towards a communist state. The effects surrounding the societal switch was sparking new ideas and viewpoints in the world of art. Russian avant-garde artist, Kazimir Malevich, the inventor and pioneer of Suprematism, was a driving force in the development of today’s modern art community. His views and messages…

Byzantine Rulers. He resigned at teaching to write this book. This was his first book he wrote. He wrote many other books after this one. He has a blog that he responds to people who have questions about history. He is married to a woman named Catherine Tipmore and lives in Maryland now. Brownworth’s book started off talking about the foundation of the Empire. He discussed how Constantine founded Constantinople and claimed it as the New Rome. He married a Catholic women…

Isabelle Easton’s paper on Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky was born on June 17, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia. Igor Stravinsky was a conductor, pianist, and film score composer. He was considered the most influential composer in the 20th century. Igor Stravinsky had no other professions other than music. His father was a Russian singer, so he was introduced to music very early in his life. His music began to fade away for a while when he began to study law and philosophy. He first made a name for…

19th Century Russian Prostitutes: Sinners or Victims? In pre-revolution Tsarist Russia women were seen as completely subordinate to men, and prostitutes felt this injustice more than anyone else. Prostitution ran rampant across the nation and those stuck in the profession were drowning in legal and social plight with no voice with which to speak up for themselves. Sonya in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment exemplifies how prostitutes were affected by their profession while showing a…

This paper is about Russian Intellectuals. There are a lot of things to talk about on this topic, but to save some time here is a short list of the information. First is what the word intellectuals is and how it was for the people and government of Russia. Second would be about the first Intelligently and how it started, under the Soviet rule and many other things. Third would be about Russia’s Intellectual problem or problems, and fourth is Origins of Russian Intellectual Culture. Fifth and…

ideological turmoil in post-Soviet Russia. Drawing from interviews conducted during his fieldwork in Barnaul from 2001 to 2003 and scholarship published in the Altai region, Oushakine uncovers post-Soviet Russian nationalism as grounded in a pessimistic discourse of loss. Although he concentrates on how traumatic stories have produced a national narrative of despair in Russia, satellite states also experienced loss and uncertainty with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Thus I am left with…

paper, I will be describing the composers, what influenced the writers, what the ballets are about, and I will contrast the two works of art. Since these greats works of art are so influential, it is important to talk about them their importance when they were created and what impact they still have today. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky or better known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovosky, was the man who composed The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. He is one of the most renounced composers from Russia.…