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A Brief Overview of History of Russian Society and Culture

A Brief Overview of History of Russian Society and Culture. Stories that bring you there and make connections Lyra Riabov Associate Professor Southern New Hampshire University. Four-Part Program. The Roots of Russian National Character. Lecture 1 Lyra Riabov Associate Professor

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A Brief Overview of History of Russian Society and Culture

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  1. A Brief Overview of History of Russian Society and Culture Stories that bring you there and make connections Lyra Riabov Associate Professor Southern New Hampshire University Four-Part Program

  2. The Roots of Russian National Character Lecture 1 Lyra Riabov Associate Professor Southern New Hampshire University

  3. Russian Federation • Population: 149,909,089 (July 1995 est.) • Land: 6.6 million square miles slightly more than 1.8 times the size of the US. The Soviet Union was larger than the USA and Canada combined. • Time zones: 11. When it is 7p.m. in Moscow, it is 6a.m. the following day in a village on the Bering Strait. Russian Federation, 21 autonomous republics Nationalities: Russians and about 100 minorities Independence: 24 August 1991 Executive branch: President Legislative branch: Federal Assembly and State Duma Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, Supreme Court University of Texas Library Online

  4. The Roots of Russian National Character • Grand Prince Vladimir adopted Orthodox Christianity in 988 • Two hundred year Mongol invasion (1237-1480) • Democracy roots in Great Novgorod and Rise of Moskovy (XIIth – XVth centuries) • Fascinating art and architecture of Kievan Rus, Novgorod, and Moscow(XIth – XVIth centuries)

  5. Vikings/Varangians • The name Russia comes from “Rus”, the name originally given to the Varangians who entered the area of Novgorod and Kiev in the IXth century. • Among the most famous of the ancient trade routes was the one called "from the Vikings to the Greeks." To a large degree Kiev and Novgorod, the principal cities of Ancient Rus, flourished because they were located along the waterways of this important route. • 862 - Novgorod invites Riurik of Varangians (Norsemen) to rule their town. He and his successors united several towns including Kiev. • 862-1598 - Riurikid Dynasty ruled Kievan Rus.

  6. Eastern Europe Eleventh/Twelfth Centuries Russian Principalities Twelfth Century

  7. St. George and Serpent The Battle Between the Novgorodians and the Suzdalians Novgorod Icons circa 1450-1475

  8. 988 - Grand Prince Vladimir adopted Orthodox Christianity Our Lady of Vladimir. XIIth century. Wood, tempera.The State Tretyakov Gallery Monument to Millennium of Russia, Novgorod, 1859

  9. Christianity: Icons, Painters, Schools Moscow SchoolBoris and Gleb Andrei Rublev (ca. 1370 - ca. 1430)

  10. Theophanes the Greek c. 1330 - c.1410 Andrei Rublev c.1370 - c. 1430 Dionysius c. 1440 - c. 1510

  11. Unification of RussiaIvan the Great Reigns as Grant Prince of Moscow (1462-1533)

  12. Church of Intercession-on-Nerl XIIth Century Rostov Kremlin XVIIth Century

  13. Ivan the Terrible Vasnetsov Russian Artists in a workshopFinift Enamel

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