Russian literature

history. One example of such a person is Anna Akhmatova, a 20th century Russian poet who lived through Joseph Stalin’s rule of the Soviet Union, a time period characterized by severe oppression and a persistent fear of death. Akhmatova used a variety of techniques throughout her poetry, but nevertheless the biblical allusions used in Requiem, Lot’s Wife, Rachel and “Thank you, God” were effective in demonstrating the suffering of Russians during Stalinist Russia.…

letter. “No, that’s not my name. Like I said, you have wrong woman.” “We know who you are, Ava. You are the shameless whore who was working with the Russian Captain.” The guards took a special dislike towards her, learning she was also a Jew. “No. I have no idea about Russian captain. Why would I know such a man? I'm Hungarian, not Russian.” “Don’t call yourself Hungarian, Ava. You are a Jew.” Her hands were…

cultures. My identity as a female college student, my ethnicity of a mixed race: Indian and Russian, and becoming involved in two completely different religions have been shaped by different factors over the years. I am going to discuss what contributed to my personal identity in terms of values, worldview, and how I interact with others. The first factor in my identity is my ethnicity, half Indian and half Russian. In Indian families the oldest male of the family is usually in charge of the…

The Influence of Byzantine Culture on the Russian Religious Faith and Literature Byzantine heritage was the source of cultural life for Kievan Rus. Later, the territories known as Russian Empire, adopted the main principles of faith borrowed from Rus which developed into the whole system of philosophical views. Despite the fact that Byzantium fell in sixteen century, its cultural legacy continues existing today and it takes its rightful place in world culture. The main contribution of the…

The Soviet Era After identifying the preferences of Russian collectors nowadays, it is reasonable to question if it is prompted by the development of Russian art during Soviet era. During the October Revolution in 1917 to 1932, the Lenin’s era was a period of relative freedom and experimentation for the art in any forms inside the country. Wide variety of trends was tolerated by the government, given that they were not explicitly oppose to the government. Lenin was conservative and traditional…

Andor Kertesz was born July 2 1894 in Budapest to the middle class of Jewish family of Lipot Kertesz that was a bookseller, and his wife Ernesztin Hoffmann. Andor was known as Bandi by his friends. He was the middle child of three sons including Imre and Jeno. When Lipot died in 1908 from tuberculosis, Ernesztin was without a source of income to support their three children. Her brother Lipot Hoffmann provided for the boys and also acted like a father to the boys. They soon moved to Hoffmanns…

As Christianity is deemed to be the religious scope of the eastern and western nation states, the Russian empire seems to hold the orthodox doctrine or what is lablelled by teologist as orthodox Christianity, soon coined by Weber ‘Russian Christianity’. The very word results from studies undertaken on the Russian politics, assuming the pagan demonic belief as deeply embedded in the Russian society and culture, Weber finds it redundant; in fact, it is rather Orthodox Christianity.(Buss, 2003: 13)…

Russia Russia is a country in Europe that has existed and been inhabited since Paleolithic times. Russian Federation or Modern Russian has grown into the largest country in the world. Several major events have built Russia into what we know today. The early history during the ninth century C.E. Kievan Russia developed the first political party that reigned from the 10th-12th century (The World Fact Book, 2016). Since then there have been a plethora of leaders and developments. They…

The painting that I decided to write about is one of the most popular paintings in the museum and its called “The Russian Bride’s Attire”. The Russian bride 's attire history is one of the most paintings I have ever seen in my life. The dimension of this painting is 110 x 147 inches. It was made by a very famous Russian painter named Konstantin Makovsky in 1887 and it was completed in Russia. Konstantin Makovsky was born on june 20th in moscow. In 1851 Makovsky got into Moscow school of…

The origins of Kievan Rus’ have been the subject of scholarly debate for some time. Mainly this has been framed under the Normanist question. This inquiry asks, did the Varangians organize political and social order in the Rus’ lands, or was there a sociopolitical infrastructure in place upon arrival? Eve Levin’s article “Childbirth in Pre-Petrine Russia: Canon Law and Popular Traditions” describes the connection between the Slavic pagan rituals and Orthodox Christian theology present during…