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Introduction to Russian
Culture
RUSN 2303
Index of web resources: Weeks 6-10
First Midterm (Feb. 17)
--Empire and Popular Uprisings
Links:
The Tsar's Edict Concerning Stenka Razin
Catherine and Pugachev (More information on Catherine II. It is useful, but optional. THE INFORMATION ON PUGACHEV IS NOT OPTIONAL. IT CAN BE FOUND BY SCROLLING DOWN TO THE SECTION "PUGACHEV'S REBELLION.")
Optional:
Russian expansion toward the Baltic Sea, Azov, and the Far East. (Three separate links. Given from the perspective of Russian naval history.)
--Alexander I and War with France
Links:
Alexander I (A brief biography)
Alexander I (An incomplete biography)
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--Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin and His Times.
Links:
--Lermontov and Gogol
Links:
Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov (1814-1841)
Another Brief Lermontov Biography
Optional:
--Society and Government in the 19th Century
Links:
The Path to Revolution (Read only the first two paragraphs.)
The Emancipation Manifesto of 1861
Optional:
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--Glinka and Tchaikovsky
Links:
A catalogue of Tchaikovsky's works
Links to Tchaikovsky Music in Real Audio Format (downloadable or streaming) Don't let the Russian scare you, most songs have titles written in Latin letters and the song titles from "Nutcracker" and "Sleeping Beauty" are in English.
--Great Composers: The Five
Links:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Use the links to read the biography and "Comments on the Composer" and "Rimsky in his own Words."
Korsakov Music in Real Audio Format The titles are in English (They are from "Sherezade"), except for the last one, which is "Flight of the Bumblebee".
Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Night on Bald Mountain" in Real Audio Format The titles are in Russian. The pieces from "Pictures..." are in order. "Bald Mountain" is the last file (2.72 mb).
Portraits and Short Biographies: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky
Optional:
--Tolstoy and Turgenev
Links:
Tolstoy A timeline.
Pictures from Yasnaya Polyana (Tolstoy's Estate)
Lecture Notes on "Objective Realism"
Optional:
Transcript of Literature Professors' Discussion of two Tolstoy Stories
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--Dostoevsky
Links:
Chronology of Dostoevsky's Life
Quotations about Dostoevsky and his Works
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--19th Century Art
Links:
19th Century Art: Painters and Works
Russian Realism (Paintings with commentary)
Art Index: Alphabetical by Artist
Links:
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (A brief biography)
Optional:
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--Revolution in Russia
Links:
Archive of Lenin Works and Photos (You don't have to read the works, but do check out the pictures in the media archive.)
Chronology of the Russian Revolutions
Optional:
Links to Sites on Revolution in Russia
Another Site with Fairly Detailed Information of Revolution
February Revolution (This link is in Russian with KOI encoding)
October Revolution (This link is in Russian with KOI encoding)
--Russian Decadence and Russian Symbolism
Links:
Outline of Vladimir Solovyov's Philosophy by Mikhail Epstein
A Poem ("On the Field of Kulikovo") and some Biographical Information about Alexander Blok (I apologize for making you look at the awful background.)
Another Portrait of Alexander Blok
A Portrait of Konstantin Balmont
Optional:
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Second Midterm (March 31)
