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Russian Culture
CuisineTheatre
LiteratureHumorMusic
Famous Russians
CuisineBasics Russian cuisine has a rich
and diverse history Includes a wide variety of
soups and fish dishes Mushrooms, vegetables,
and fruit play a greater role than meat does
Primordial Russian products such as caviar and buckwheat have had a profound world influence
CuisineOkroshka Okroshka is a cold
Russian soup It usually has meat or fish
in it Always has two
vegetables Is eaten as an appetizer Russians keep ice on hand
to keep it cold
CuisineShchi Shchi is also known as
cabbage soup Has been the main Russian
first course for a millennia Consists of cabbage, meat,
carrots, herbs, sour components, etc
In cooking it is stewed on the stove
It is eaten regularly over the course of the year
CuisineEntrees Golubtsy consists of
stuffed cabbage rolls in cream sauce
Stuffed with beef, rice, tomatoes, etc
Pelmini is a Siberian meat dumpling
Filling is mainly of beef chuck and pork fat
CinemaBasics Russian cinema came into
prominence in the 1920’s In the beginning Russian
film’s were predominantly propaganda types
Up through the early 1960s film was quite censored
Finally in the 1980s censorship was relieved and touchy issues could be talked about openly
CinemaEarly Films Sergei Eisenstein was a
famous director in the Stalinist era
Some of his greater films include Aleksandr Nevsky and Ivan Grozny
In the 1950s and 60s Ballada o Soldate and Letyat Juravli claimed increasing renown
CinemaModern Films The collapse of the Soviet
Union brought a virtual end to Russian cinema and literature
Very few noteworthy films were made for over a decade
Russian cinema now centers on profit making
Low quality action, comedy, and pornography features prevail
CinemaRussian Ark In 2002, Aleksandr Sokurov
filmed Russian Ark It was the world's first
unedited feature film: recorded in uncompressed high definition, shot in a single take and featuring the world's longest steadicam shot
Russian Ark has been critically acclaimed around the world
LiteratureBasics
Refers to true Russian literature, or that of émigrés
Émigrés were white Russians who fled after the Bolshevik Revolution
Some literature comes from countries that were once part of Russia or the Soviet Union
LiteratureSoviet Era
Sovietization of Russia affected her literature after 1917.
Maxim Gorky, Mikhail Sholokhov, and Valentin Kataev were prominent writers of this period
Socialist Realism was the only official writing style supported by the Union
Classical Russian style literature had to be secretly written
LiteratureModern
Modern Russian literature currently is suffering through a difficult period, for few writers rise above the mass pulp fiction
Detective stories and thrillers are very popular genres in Russia
Generations of Winter (about a family struggling in the Stalin Era) by the Russian writer Vasily Aksyonov has been critically acclaimed and gained popularity in the US
HumorHumorBasicsBasics Russian humor exhibits Russian humor exhibits
much wit and flexibility due much wit and flexibility due to the richness of the to the richness of the Russian languageRussian language
Like other nations, Russia’s Like other nations, Russia’s humor includes political humor includes political satire, lewd jokes, satire, lewd jokes, wordplay, toasts, and wordplay, toasts, and anecdoteanecdote
Russia also has it Russia also has it Chastuskas which are Chastuskas which are usually humorous Russian usually humorous Russian poetrypoetry
(Russian Big Mac)
HumorHumorSatireSatire Russian humor expresses Russian humor expresses
human spirithuman spirit Even under communist Even under communist
oppression, humor oppression, humor flourished as a way to flourished as a way to counter and ridicule the elitecounter and ridicule the elite
In the 70s and 80s satirical In the 70s and 80s satirical political wit addressed social political wit addressed social shortcomingsshortcomings
In the 90s Russia began to In the 90s Russia began to lament the decline of humor lament the decline of humor as a symptom of as a symptom of WesternizationWesternization
HumorHumorChastushkasChastushkas Chastushka are a type of Chastushka are a type of
traditional Russian poetrytraditional Russian poetry They us an “abab” or They us an “abab” or
“abcb” rhyme scheme“abcb” rhyme scheme Chastushkas are often put to Chastushkas are often put to
music as well, usually with music as well, usually with a balalaika or accordiona balalaika or accordion
The rigid, short structure The rigid, short structure parallels limericks in British parallels limericks in British cultureculture
The name chastushka The name chastushka originates from a Russian originates from a Russian word meaning “speak fast”word meaning “speak fast”
Птицеферма у нас
Птицеферма у нас естьесть
И другая строится
И другая строитсяА колхозник яйца
А колхозник яйца видитвидит
Когда в бане моется
Когда в бане моется
MusicMusicBasicsBasics
Russia is a large and Russia is a large and extremely diverse country, extremely diverse country, with dozens of ethnic groups, with dozens of ethnic groups, each with their own forms of each with their own forms of folk musicfolk music
During the period of Soviet During the period of Soviet domination, music was highly domination, music was highly scrutinized and kept within scrutinized and kept within certain boundaries of content certain boundaries of content and innovationand innovation
After the fall of the USSR, After the fall of the USSR, western-style rock and pop western-style rock and pop music became the most music became the most popular musical forms in popular musical forms in RussiaRussia
MusicMusicClassicalClassical
Russia has a long history of Russia has a long history of classical music innovationclassical music innovation
The first major Russian The first major Russian composer was Mikhail composer was Mikhail GlinkaGlinka
He added folk and religious He added folk and religious elements to classical elements to classical compositionscompositions
MusicMusicSoviet EraSoviet Era
In the 1910s, romances In the 1910s, romances became very popularbecame very popular
This period saw the birth of This period saw the birth of Russian rock with the band Russian rock with the band Pojuschie GitaryPojuschie Gitary
With Sovietism came With Sovietism came samizdat, a grassroots strategy samizdat, a grassroots strategy to sidestep imposed censorshipto sidestep imposed censorship
Bulat Okudzhava and Vladmir Bulat Okudzhava and Vladmir Vysotskiy gained black market Vysotskiy gained black market fame playing jazz and rock fame playing jazz and rock musicmusic
Famous RussiansBasics For a long time Russia has been a multinational country, and
many people of different nationalities contributed to its culture They may be ethnic Georgians (like Stalin), Jews (like
Trotsky), Poles (like Vaslay Nijinsky), Tatars (like Rudolf Nureyev), Ukrainians (like Nikolai Gogol), Germans (like Catherine the Great
Sometimes we don't know their exact ancestry, for their formal nationality was written down at random or for political or other reasons
They may have emigrated or immigrated, and thus may appear in other "Lists of...", but nevertheless their names are linked to the words “Russia” and “Russian”
Famous RussiansKonstantin Thon Konstantin Thon was an official
architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I
His major works include the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Armory in Moscow
Konstantin was a master of Byzantine Revival and Neo-Byzantine architectural styles
Famous RussiansIgor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky was Russian-
American composer of modern classical music
He wrote works in the neo-classical and serialist styles
Stravinsky also wrote in a broad spectrum of ensemble combinations and classical forms
Stravinsky was one of the most authoritative composers in 20th century music, both in the West and in his native land
He was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of the century
Famous RussiansAnna Kournikova Anna Kournikova sports
personality who achieved fame first as a tennis player
She was born in Moscow, Russia but currently lives in Miami, Florida, in the United States
She set her mark after she became a professional player. Kournikova debuted at age 14 in the Fed Cup for Russia, still the youngest player ever participating
Her serve was notably weak for a top-level tennis player but her variety of shots delighted the pure tennis fan
Famous RussiansGrigori Rasputin Grigori Rasputin was a Russian
mystic with an influence in the later days of Russia's Romanov dynasty
Rasputin was also known as the Mad Monk, although he was not actually a monk, but a religious pilgrim
He was believed to have been a psychic and faith healer. He can be considered one of the more controversial characters in 20th century history
He played a small but extremely pivotal role in the downfall of the Romanov dynasty that finally led to Bolshevik victory and the establishment of the Soviet Union
Famous RussiansAleksandr Pushkin Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian
author, whom many consider the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature
Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling -- mixing drama, romance and satire
Pushkin's work shows the influence, among others, of the satire of Voltaire, of the poetry of Lord Byron and of the tragedies of Shakespeare
Famous RussiansVladimir Lenin• Vladimir Lenin was a Russian
revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party and the founder of the ideology of Leninism
• Rather than settle into a legal career, he became more involved in revolutionary propaganda efforts and the study of Marxism
• On November 8, Lenin was elected as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars by the Russian Soviet Congress
• Lenin was shot twice in an attempted assassination in 1918
Famous RussiansAndrei Rublev• Andrei Rublev is considered to be
the greatest Russian iconographer• There is little information about
his life, but Andrei Rublev probably lived in the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
• He decorated icons and frescos for the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Moscow Kremlin
• The only work authenticated as entirely his is the icon of the Old Testament Trinity (pictured)
• He was canonized in 1988. The church celebrates his memory on July 4 Back to Home