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Latvia’s Culture Tik ilgi, kamēr jūs dzīvojat , jūs uzzināsiet- “As long as you live, you learn”. The beautiful country of Latvia is home to many exquisite landscapes, scenery, and people. The rich culture of Latvia is very important to many people’s lives and family history. There are many different and alluring facts about the culture of Latvia. The Letts, or Latvians, are very diverse in beliefs, foods, fashion, and many other things compared to people here in America. Latvia is a homeland to…

In the book My Life as a Spy by John A. Walker Jr, the author recounts his time as a spy for the Soviet Union while assigned as the Chief Warrant Officer and Communications Specialist for the US Navy. He reveals that not only was it him that sold off secrets to the Soviet Union, he also got his son, brother, ex-wife, and a close friend involved into it as well. The book starts off with Walker explaining his new job in the Navy aboard a Submarine, then dwelling into his family and their financial…

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, born in St. Petersburg, Russia on 22 April 1899, was a Russian-American novelist who was also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin. Nabokov originally began writing in Russian and wrote his first nine novels in Russian. However, Nabokov achieved international prominence after he started writing in English. Vladimir's finest novel Lolita is also considered his most controversial work because of the criticism it received due to its deep and warped erotic theme.…

I am Michala Jordyn Butler, the daughter of Paul Butler. We have a large Jewish family that descended from Russia. The crest of my shield is a bear which symbolizes my Russian heritage, the steadfast manner a bear evokes. My grandfather served in the military and was stationed in Korea. Thus, the helm of my shield is a helmet. The wavy heraldic lines represent how my ancestors came to America to find religious freedom. When my ancestors came to America through Ellis Island their heavy Russian…

Peter the Great of Russia Peter the Great, starting his reign over Russia at a young age, almost single handedly moved Russia from a medieval, isolated culture to a major European power. He developed a modern military and, created a navy that the world feared. Peter was able to move his country towards a European culture . But much of his reforms were against the tradition of the Russian people. They did not want to be like Europe. They viewed Europeans as possible threats and a danger to the…

For Part two of the final exam, I chose to watch clip 2. For clip 2, the name of the Film is called “Repentance”. Repentance is directed by Tengiz Ablaze. The primary character that is shown throughout the clip is Abel Aravidze. It is also important to note that another character popped up at the end of the scene. This character was named Varlem Aravidze, which is the name of the mayor who died in the beginning of the film. Throughout the clip, there were numerous different technical components…

Boris Groys. The Total Art of Stalinism: Avant-Garde, Aesthetic Dictatorship, and Beyond. Translated by Charles Rougle. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1992. 126 pp., $13.49 (paper). The Total Art of Stalinism is not only a historical book on art, but it is also a political provocation of the well-known histories of 20th century Soviet art and literature. Originally published in German, this book was the first major work of Groys to have been translated into English. This…

Korean Airline Flight 007 Crash puts USA on Edge Introductory Paragraph Hours after the flight was delayed indefinitely, the South Korean minister’s announcement of the successful landing of Korean Airlines Flight 007 was met with a strong sense of resounding joy from people waiting for it. (Gorman 1659) Unfortunately, this statement was slowly unravelled, and after many waves of bad news, disappointments, and flawed conspiracies proved that the plane and its passengers had been shot down…

On September 14, 1849, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born in Ryazan, Russia. Son of Peter Dmitrievich Pavlov and Varvara Ivanovna Uspenskaya, Ivan was the eldest of eleven siblings in his religious household. His father, Peter, was a village priest and his mother, Varvara, was a housewife. Ivan went to a church school where he studied theology until his interests pursued him to study scientific pursuit. As a young boy, his biggest inspirations were D.I. Pisarev, I.M. Sechenov, and Charles Darwin…

During the 17th and 18th centuries (A.D.), Russia was governed by two Emperors, respectively known as Peter the Great and Elizabeth the Great. Many advances were made during both reigns, in westernizing the country and in expanding its borders. Despite these various accomplishments, both Peter I and Catherine II were not as “Great” as their titles suggested due to policy issues, their callous treatment of people, and oppressive autocratic reigns. Peter Alexeyevich created many ambitious…