Capital (most important city) Capital (most important city) Kiev – capital – most important city Translation of Greek medieval romances Byliny Folk chants – heroic lays like Arthurian legend, chivalry Used to translate Bible and Greek texts Akin to Russian vernacular
Chronicles – historical account in chronological order Chronos - time
Activities = imitation and experiment Russia under European quest Cultural and economic devt
Peter the Great + Catherine the Great
1 st popular printed history of Russia 1 st popular printed history of Russia
Founder of Russian Fable Most popular author Translated
Achemist – classical and european tradition Imagist = poetic imagery
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
Pressured a Nobel Prize Winner Boris Pasternak
1 st science fantasy
before and after
Symbol of communist party Hammer and sickle = proletariat and peasantry Made during Bolshevik Revolution (Russian Revolution) (October Rev)
Symbol of communism = Worker’s fingers = 5 continents = social groups that would lead Russia to communism: the youth , the military , the industrial labourers , the agricultural workers or peasantry , and the intelligentsia
Symbol of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) Awarded to people Military units, institutions and organizations
nown as a Russian nested doll or a babushka doll set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other matryoshka" (матрёшка) is derived from the Russian female first name "Matryona" (Матрёна). The word " babushka " is the Russian word for grandmother
= malacanang palace = seat soviet
20
Main architectural design
mascot of Russian national Olympic team
patience
Birch tree meanings include new beginnings and cleansing of the past. Birch trees are also associated with vision quests. The common name birch is derived from an old Germanic root meaning "white, bright or to shine." The birch is considered the national tree of Russia, where it used to be worshipped as a goddess during the Green Week in early June.