Russians

The Russian Bride’s Attire is a life-sized oil painting by the Russian artist Konstantin Makovsky that is currently hanging in the Legion of Honor. At 110 x 147 inches, the piece pulls you in; as if you could step right into it and begin helping the ladies prepare the bride for marriage, or maybe bust her out of there. Makovsky is telling a subtle story through the composition and subject of this painting. The amount of emotion he brings with his angles and use of light and color is breath…

colors allow a woman to express herself and show her creativity to the world. This philosophy guided the Unicorn Queen to early success in the makeup industry. Deere firmly believes in following your heart to make-your dreams come true. The Russian Beauty The Russian Beauty arrived in New York City at the age of 17 with a big dream. That dream was to become a musician. Certainly, the music world is very competitive. Still, the young Doe Deere achieved that dream. Doe Deere still associates New…

Within the past century, many changes have taken place in the Russian criminal justice system. The former socialist republic system during the 1920's, the communist era, was manipulated and dominated by a harsh communist party. Prison life at the time was under socialist regime and it was based on punishment and hard labor. The justice system was founded on the concept of gaining profit from the hard labor of convicted prisoners and the primary goal was to cause prisoners "hardship and suffering…

Throughout history, there have been many revolutions started by citizens, which have resulted in changes politically, economically, and socially. The French Revolution in 1789 produced major changes within the society and government of France. The Russian Revolution started in 1917, with the uprising anger of the citizens and resulted in Russia becoming more industrialized and modern, while to converting to a communist state. Over the next three year period, there were multiple rulers in control…

The Bolshevik Revolution was a very interesting war, it involved the middle-class people and the government. It was from March 8, 1917, to November 7, 1917, which is only about a month. From November 7, 1917, to November 8, 1917, it was a one day war it was like that because that was the Julian calendar which is a lot different from the Gregorian calendar. Hearing about other wars then knowing about this one it seems a lot shorter. Also, it was a war in Russia and there are many places in…

I see the world as a Russian Christian. I gained almost all this worldview from my family and my personal experience. Ever since I was a little boy my parents took me to church and taught me all about Christianity. Also, I was raised Russian and because of that see the world differently that an American. My personal experiences showed the truth to a lot of things. I believe that the Bible is the main source of truth. I believe in God the Father, creator of heaven and earth, I believe in Jesus…

Imagine a world where everyone was equal. Although this may sound pleasing, unfortunately it is not possible. The book Animal Farm is an allegory symbolizing the Russian Revolution. In this book by George Orwell the mistreated animals of Mr. Jones’ farm rebel against him and take over the farm. The main goal of animal farm was for all animals to be equal, an impossible maxim to follow. Animal Farm was doomed to fail because it was against human nature, power corrupts societies, and Almost…

Lazar Markovich Lissitzky better known as El Lissitzky was a Russian artist, designer, architect, typographer, and photographer. He was an important figure of the Russian avant-garde and he helped develop the Suprematism art movement which focused on basic geometric shapes. His work had a great influence on the development of the Bauhaus and constructivist movements and later on his experimentation with production techniques and stylistic devices in the 1920’s and 1930’s went on to dominate and…

The film opens with a war sequence, in which a young Russian sailor is forced by a Nazi officer to shoot the skipper of his barge in exchange for his own life. Then the action moves to 1974, to the remote Orthodox monastery in the same area where the war episode happened. The former young sailor, now Father Anatolii, lives here as a monk. Apparently known as a holy man, he is visited by many people seeking spiritual and medical help. Father Anatolii deals with many different individuals…

restoration of the tsarist system and to regain their old regime. Countries like France, the United States, and Great Britain helped the tsarist, or White Russian, troops fight against the communist, red army, troops. The Bolshevik people wanted an “open and honest policy” because of all the lies they were told by the monarchy, but the White Russians preferred life with their tsar. Life was no better in France. When the revolution ended, a new constitution was drawn up. This constitution created…