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Doctor Zhivago represents theintersection of these two “worlds”.
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East and West (Asia and Europe)
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Pushkin’s work embodies the riseof this literary movement.
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Romanticism
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In Russia, Pushkin is the equal ofthis great English poet.
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William Shakespeare
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The figure of the “superfluousman” is common in this literary
movement.
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Romanticism
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These three writers represent theculmination of the Realist
movement.
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Ivan Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, and FyodorDostoevsky
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This literary movement movedaway from emotion toward a focus
on accurate description.
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Realism
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This Russian author’s work helpedrenew of the Realist tradition.
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Anton Chekhov
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Like this Russian writer, YuriiZhivago embodies a combination of
scientific and humanisticworldviews.
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Anton Chekhov
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This literary movement was aprecursor to modernism in Russia.
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Symbolism
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The notion of the “eternalfeminine” is present in this literary
movement.
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Symbolism
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This author’s conception ofrevolution closely influenced
Pasternak.
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Alexander Blok
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Pushkin’s family lost its money andconnections when this Russian
dynasty came to power.
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Romanov
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Pushkin’s ancestor Abram Gannibalplayed this role in the court of
Peter the Great.
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Slave
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As a child, Pushkin found moreaffection from this family member
than from his parents.
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His grandmother, Maria Alekseevna
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Pushkin’s spoke this language first.
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French
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Pushkin attended a boarding schoolfounded by this Russian ruler.
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Tsar Alexander I
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At school, Pushkin gained areputation as this kind of writer.
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Poet
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At school, Pushkin was exposed tothese two English-language
philosophers.
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John Locke and David Hume
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This English poet was of particularimportance to Pushkin’sdevelopment as a writer.
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Lord Byron
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After graduating, Pushkin wasassigned to work at this ministry.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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As a young man, Pushkin led an“indolent” life in this Russian city.
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St. Petersburg
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Madame Kirchof, whom Pushkinvisited, was a famous practitioner
of this profession.
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Fortune telling
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A fortune teller supposedlyprophesied that Pushkin wouldtwice suffer this punishment.
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Exile
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This epic poem was Pushkin’s firstmajor work of verse.
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Ruslan and Lyudmila
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Pushkin travelled with GeneralRaevskii, a hero of the campaign
against this French general.
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Napoleon
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Pushkin travelled to these twoareas of Russia during hisassignment in the south.
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The Caucasus and the Crimea
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This Byronic poem was Pushkin’smost popular work during his
lifetime.
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The Fountain of Bakhchisarai
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Pushkin was tolerant of racialdiversity, having been teased for
having this ethnic heritage.
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African
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Pushkin had an affair with CalypsoPolichroni, who may also have
been this poet’s lover.
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Lord Byron
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Pushkin’s Evgenii Onegin is looselybased on this work by Lord Byron.
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Don Juan
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Pushkin began work on thisimportant work while based in
Kishinev in the south.
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Evgenii Onegin
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In Odessa, Pushkin served underthis liberal general and war hero.
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Count Vorontsov
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Pushkin wrote to a friendespousing this threatening religious
view.
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Atheism
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The tsar restricted Pushkin to thisfamily estate for his questionable
religious views.
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Mikhaylovskoye
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Pushkin had an affair, and possiblya child, with the wife of this
general.
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Count Vorontsov
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Pushkin’s nanny provided him withcompanionship and this inspiration
for his work.
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Folklore
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This ruler died in 1825, leaving a“vacuum of power” in Russia.
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Tsar Alexander I
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Pushkin knew many of theinsurgents in this 1825 uprising.
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The Decembrist Uprising
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Trying to escape his exile, Pushkinturned back when this “evil omen”
crossed his path.
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A hare
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After being summoned to Moscowfrom his exile, Pushkin composed
this lyric poem.
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“The Prophet”
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To marry this woman, Pushkinstruggled to make a deal with her
mother.
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Natalia Goncharova
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Pushkin experienced two incrediblyproductive autumns at his estate in
this area.
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Boldino
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Pushkin travelled to thesemountains to visit eyewitnesses of
the 1774 Pugachev Rebellion.
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The Urals
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To bring Pushkin’s wife closer tocourt, the tsar awarded him this
insulting title.
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Page
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Pushkin borrowed the plot for thisnovel from Sir Walter Scott’s Rob
Roy.
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The Captain’s Daughter
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Pushkin incorporated his researchon the Pugachev Rebellion into this
novel.
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The Captain’s Daughter
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Pushkin was publicly ridiculed overthis man’s attentions to his wife.
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Georges d’Anthès
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Pushkin was determined to compelGeorges d’Anthès to engage in this
form of one-on-one challenge.
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A duel
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Georges D’Anthès put off Pushkin’schallenge by proposing marriage to
this woman.
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Ekaterina, Natalia’s sister
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Pushkin was fatally shot by thisman in a duel over his wife’s
honor.
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Georges d’Anthès
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This writer’s death was mournedby thousands, compelling thegovernment to move his body
secretly.
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Alexander Pushkin
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Pushkin’s body was moved secretlyto this estate.
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Mikhaylovskoye
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The epigraph of Pushkin’s“Autumn” is a quotation from this
poet.
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Gavrila Derzhavin
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These two domestic animalsdisrupt a still world in the first
stanza of “Autumn”.
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Hounds and a horse
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A horse “will trample cruelly” thisplant in the first stanza of
“Autumn”.
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Winter wheat
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The speaker in “Autumn” says thatthis season, unlike winter, brings
him illness and discomfort.
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Spring
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The speaker in “Autumn” says thatthis part of him is never free in
Spring.
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His mind
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The speaker in “Autumn” favorswinter for this characteristic.
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Austerity
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In the second stanza of “Autumn,”“her” fingers are compared to this
element.
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Fire
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According to the speaker in“Autumn,” not even this hardy
animal could stand six months ofsnow.
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Bear
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Pushkin alludes to this beguilingfemale character in the third
stanza of “Autumn”.
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Armida
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The speaker in “Autumn” dislikesthese four things about summer.
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Heat, dust, gnats, and flies
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This device emphasizes the manydiscomforts of summer in thefourth stanza of “Autumn”.
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Polysyndeton
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In “Autumn,” Pushkin personifiesthis season as an old woman.
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Winter
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A “funeral banquet” for this seasonappears in the fourth stanza of
“Autumn”.
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Winter
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The speaker in “Autumn” says thatthese two items were served at
winter’s funeral banquet.
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Pancakes and wine
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In “Autumn,” Pushkin personifiesthis season as a wistful child.
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Autumn
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In “Autumn”, this season is likenedto a dying girl.
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Autumn
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These natural entities wear colorful“garments” in the seventh stanza
of “Autumn”.
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The forests
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The speaker in “Autumn” uses thisspring-like image to describe hisreaction to autumn’s coming.
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Blooming afresh
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The ninth stanza of “Autumn” endswith a shift from physicality to
this mental activity.
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Reading
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The speaker in “Autumn” says thatthis part of him is “oppressed with
the old lyric fever.”
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His soul
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The speaker in “Autumn” likensthis object to a monster in the
eleventh stanza.
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A ship
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“Autumn” ends with this symbolicimage.
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A ship embarking on a journey
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“Autumn” ends with this style ofsentence.
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A question
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Pushkin’s “Autumn” has thissubtitle.
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“(Fragment)”
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“Autumn” was written during aproductive period for Pushkin at
his estate in this region.
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Boldino
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“Autumn” may be incomplete, orPushkin may have deliberatelywanted to achieve this effect.
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Open-endedness
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Not including Pushkin, Derzhavinmay be considered the greatestRussian poet of this century.
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The 18 th century
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Pushkin read this poem in front ofthe writer Derzhavin.
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“Recollections of Tsarskoe Selo”
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This great Russian poet recognizedPushkin as one who would replace
him.
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Gavrila Derzhavin
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“Autumn” uses this device tocreate pauses within lines.
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Caesura
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In Russian, “Autumn” is in thismeter.
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Iambic hexameter
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In both original Russian and Englishtranslation, “Autumn” uses this
two-syllable metrical foot.
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Iamb
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This type of rhyme refers tomonosyllabic end rhyme.
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Masculine rhyme
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This type of rhyme refers topolysyllabic end rhyme.
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Feminine rhyme
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This complicated feature ofPushkin’s “Autumn” is difficult tosensibly reproduce in English.
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The rhyme scheme
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“Autumn” opens by welcoming thearrival of this month.
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October
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The narrator of a poem is referredto by this term.
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Poetic speaker
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In “Autumn,” the incomplete freezeis indicated by the sound of this
natural feature.
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The brook
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This device, seen in “Autumn,”involves the poetic attribution ofhuman powers to non-human
subjects.
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Personification
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The English translation of “Autumn”reinforces the present tense with
these two parts of speech.
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Present participles and present tensegerunds
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Imagery in the second stanza of“Autumn” juxtaposes these two
sensations.
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Cold and warmth
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In the third stanza of “Autumn,”metaphorical “crystal” and a “face”characterize this natural feature.
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The river
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The speaker in “Autumn” uses thisdevice to speak to unresponsive,
non-human entities.
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Apostrophe
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In the fourth stanza of “Autumn,”summer causes this natural
phenomenon in both meadows andminds.
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Drought
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The image of the sickly girl in“Autumn” reflects this characteristic
of the season.
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Brevity
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The English translation of “Autumn”uses this archaic word for paper in
the eleventh stanza.
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Foolscap
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Yuri Zhivago and his familyendlessly read this Pushkin work.
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Evgenii Onegin
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In Doctor Zhivago, Yuri writes thatthese kinds of words control
Pushkin’s poetry.
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Nouns
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In Doctor Zhivago, the creativepower of “Autumn” is mirrored inYuri’s poem about this legend.
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St. George and the dragon
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In Doctor Zhivago, reading Pushkinmoves Yuri Zhivago to take this
action while in Varykino.
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Write poetry
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In Doctor Zhivago, Yuri’s periods atthis estate are similar to Pushkin’s
periods at Boldino.
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Varykino
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This Russian writer said, “If theworld could write by itself, itwould write like Tolstoy.”
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Isaac Babel
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Leo Tolstoy was born and grew upat this family estate.
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Yasnaya Polyana
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Tsar Peter the Great bestowed thistitle on the head of the Tolstoy
family.
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Count
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Tolstoy’s ancestor may have beeninvolved in the death of this
Russian heir.
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Alexei, heir to Peter the Great
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Both Tolstoy’s father andgrandfather chose their wives for
this asset.
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Money
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This family member died twoyears after Tolstoy was born.
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Leo’s mother, Marya Volkonsky
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Tolstoy’s brother Nikolai buriedthis “magical” object on the family
estate.
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A green stick
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This object from his childhoodrecurs as a symbol related tohappiness in Tolstoy’s writing.
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A green stick
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The Tolstoys moved to this citywhen it was time for the children
to attend school.
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Moscow
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These two family members died inquick succession after the Tolstoys
moved to Moscow.
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Leo’s father, Nikolai Tolstoy, and his paternalgrandmother
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The Tolstoy children moved to livewith an aunt in Kazan after this
family member died in 1841.
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Leo’s aunt, Alexandra Tolstoy
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By 1842, Leo Tolstoy had growninterested in the work of this
French philosopher.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Around age 16, Leo Tolstoyentered this university.
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Kazan University
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At university, these two (related)subjects were Tolstoy’s main
interests.
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Literature and languages
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These three activities were part ofTolstoy’s life as “a young
nobleman.”
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Gambling, chasing women, and drinkingheavily
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Tolstoy left university without thisimportant qualification.
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A degree
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Tolstoy returned to this estate,which he received as inheritance,
in 1847.
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Yasnaya Polyana
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Tolstoy followed his oldest brotherinto this profession.
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The military
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Tolstoy began to write while livingin this area of Russia.
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The Caucasus
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Tolstoy based this story on themovements of his brother’s unit in
the Crimean War.
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“The Raid”
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While in the army, Tolstoy tookpart in this siege in the Crimean
War.
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The siege of Sevastopol
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Tolstoy was determined to reflecthis true experiences of this siege
in his writing.
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The siege of Sevastopol
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This tsar, who came to powerduring the 1850s, was known as
The Liberator.
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Alexander II
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Tolstoy founded this institution forhis peasants on his estate in 1859.
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A school
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In 1862 Tolstoy married thiswoman, with whom he had 13
children.
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Sofia Andreyevna Behrs
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Tolstoy began work on this novelafter his first son was born.
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War and Peace
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Tolstoy’s War and Peace centers onthis man’s military campaign
against Russia.
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Napoleon
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War and Peace reflects the faultsof this social class amidst the
struggles of war.
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The aristocracy
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After finishing War and Peace,Tolstoy published this novel inserialized form over five years.
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Anna Karenina
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Like this famous French novel,Anna Karenina is “a classic study
in adultery.”
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Madame Bovary
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Personal religious upheaval ledTolstoy to publish this book in
1882.
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Confession
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Tolstoy offended and wasexcommunicated from this religious
institution with his novelResurrection.
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The Orthodox Church
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Near the end of his life, Tolstoyremained active with these three
activities.
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Farming his land, riding horses, and ridinghis bicycle
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Near the end of his life, Tolstoyseemed to wish for this type of
existence.
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Asceticism
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Days before his death, Tolstoyembarked on this kind of journey.
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Railroad
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Tolstoy died in a cottage at arailway station in this town.
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Astapovo
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This artist, with his son, visitedthe dying Tolstoy to sketch him on
his deathbed.
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Leonid Pasternak
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Boris Pasternak once comparedTolstoy’s presence to this mountain.
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Mount Elbrus
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According to Tolstoy, only thiskind of work could “live forever.”
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True art
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“After the Dance” begins and endswith this three-word phrase.
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“And you say”
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This character narrates most of“After the Dance.”
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Ivan Vasilievich
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At the beginning of “After theDance,” Ivan is discussing men’s
understanding of these twoopposing notions.
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Good and evil
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In “After the Dance,” Tolstoywrites that Ivan often converses in
stories from this source.
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His own life
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In “After the Dance,” Ivandescribes Varinka’s stature with
these four adjectives.
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Tall, slender, graceful, and stately
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In “After the Dance,” Varinkaappears “queenly” despite having
this type of bone structure.
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Thin and bony
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan isparticularly moved by this feature
of Varinka’s face.
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Her smile
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hisstory occurred in this decade.
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The 1940s
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hisschool lacked these two aspects of
modern universities.
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Political clubs and theories
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan ownedone of these animals while at
school.
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A horse
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan says heenjoyed tobogganing rather thanthis more recently fashionable
activity.
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Skating
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan says henever drank this liquor while at
school.
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Vodka
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan saysthat he and his schoolmates drank
only this alcoholic beverage.
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Champagne
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan liststhese two social engagements as
his “favorite amusements.”
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Evening parties and balls
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In “After the Dance,” a ladyasserts that Ivan was handsome
based on this evidence.
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A photograph
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In “After the Dance,” the hostesswore a dress of this material.
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Velvet
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In “After the Dance,” the hostess’sbare shoulders reminded Ivan of
this Russian figure.
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Empress Elizabeth
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In “After the Dance,” Ivan saysthe orchestra consisted of people
in this social class.
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Serfs
ULRG:72,1,5
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hedid not drink at the ball becausehe was “drunk” on this emotion.
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Love
ULRG:72,1,5
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivanparticipated in this activity until he
“was ready to drop.”
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lections
Dancing
ULRG:72,1,5
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan givesthis description of Varinka’smazurka partner, Anisimov.
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A disgusting engineer
ULRG:72,1,5
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan dancesthe mazurka with a girl of this
ethnicity.
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lections
German
ULRG:72,2,0
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan hardlydid these two things with his
mazurka partner.
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lections
Spoke to or looked at her
ULRG:72,2,0
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” Ivan saysthat no one could help feeling this
emotion toward Varinka.
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lections
Admiration
ULRG:72,2,0
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hedanced this figure in the mazurka
with Varinka.
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lections
Waltz
ULRG:72,2,2
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan isunaware of this type of existence
while dancing with Varinka.
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lections
Bodily existence
ULRG:72,2,2
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan equates“modern” love with preoccupation
with this part of a woman.
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lections
The body
ULRG:72,2,4
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” Ivan quotesthis author to describe his love for
Varinka.
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lections
Alphonse Karr
ULRG:72,2,4
People
H
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hisloved one was metaphorically
draped in this metal.
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lections
Bronze
ULRG:72,2,4
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan saysthe musicians repeated the same
tunes due to this emotion.
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Exhaustion
ULRG:72,2,6
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan promisesVarinka this type of dance after
supper.
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Quadrille
ULRG:72,2,7
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” Varinka asksIvan for this object just before
supper.
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lections
Her fan
ULRG:73,1,3
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Varinka givesIvan this token just before
supper.Some of these are pasttense, others present tense. Is thata deliberate choice?I referred toactions that took place in Ivan’sstory-within-the-story in past
tense… However, I realize now itwas more confusing and have
changed it.
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lections
A feather from her fan
ULRG:73,1,5
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivandescribes Varinka’s father as a
military man of this rank.
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lections
Colonel
ULRG:73,1,7
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivandescribes Varinka’s father with
these two adjectives.
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lections
Tall and stately
ULRG:73,1,7
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” the hostessasks Varinka to persuade herfather to perform this activity.
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lections
Dancing
ULRG:73,1,10
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Varinka andher father share this facial feature.
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lections
Their smile
ULRG:73,1,11
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Varinka’sfather is the “ultra-military type”
produced by this tsar.
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lections
Nicolas I
ULRG:73,1,11
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Varinka’sfather gives this excuse for not
dancing.
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lections
Having forgotten how
ULRG:73,1,12
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Varinka’sfather sets aside this item before
dancing.
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lections
His sword
ULRG:73,1,12
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” thischaracter says, “Everything must
be done according to rule.”
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lections
Varinka’s father
ULRG:73,1,13
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan isimpressed by this article ofVarinka’s father’s dress.
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lections
His boots
ULRG:73,2,1
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Varinka’sfather’s boots have this shape of
toe.
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lections
Square
ULRG:73,2,1
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan assumesVarinka’s father wears cheap boots
for this reason.
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lections
That Varinka might afford to dress and goout in society
ULRG:73,2,1
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Varinka’sfather finishes his dance with this
gesture.
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lections
Dropping to one knee
ULRG:73,2,1
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivancompares his love to contents of
this type of vessel.
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lections
A bottle
ULRG:73,2,3
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says henever asked whether Varinka
requited this sentiment.
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lections
Love
ULRG:73,2,5
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Varinka givesIvan this token when he helps her
into the carriage.
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lections
Her glove
ULRG:73,2,6
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” this memoryof Ivan’s is clearest when he
leaves the ball.
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lections
Varinka’s dance with her father
ULRG:74,1,0
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hewas living with this family member.
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lections
His brother
ULRG:74,1,2
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan sendsthis person away to bed when he
gets home.
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lections
His serf, Petrusha
ULRG:74,1,2
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hepitied his brother for this reason.
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lections
His ignorance of Ivan’s joy
ULRG:74,1,2
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” Ivan leaveshis home at this time of morning.
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lections
Dawn
ULRG:74,1,3
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan meetsthese two types of travelers on his
morning walk.
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lections
Pedestrians and sledges laden with wood
ULRG:74,1,3
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” Ivan walkstoward this house in the morning.
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lections
Varinka’s family’s house
ULRG:74,1,3
Works
E
At the field in “After the Dance,”Ivan hears the sounds of these
two instruments.
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lections
Fife and drum
ULRG:74,1,4
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivanapproaches the field with this
companion.
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lections
This blacksmith
ULRG:74,1,6
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan learnsthe reason for the beating from
this person.
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lections
The blacksmith
ULRG:74,2,2
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” the victim isbeing beaten for this reason.
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lections
Attempted desertion
ULRG:74,2,2
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan’scompanion describes the victim
with this racial term.
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lections
Tartar
ULRG:74,2,2
Works
E
This man oversees the beating in“After the Dance.”
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lections
Varinka’s father
ULRG:74,2,3
Works
E
The beating victim in “After theDance” is led by ropes attached to
these apparatuses.
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lections
Guns
ULRG:74,2,3
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” the victimrepeatedly shouts this phrase.
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lections
“Brothers, have mercy on me!”
ULRG:74,2,4
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivandescribes the victim’s back asinhuman because of these four
traits.
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lections
Many-colored, wet, red, unnatural
ULRG:74,2,4
Works
H
In “After the Dance,” the colonelstrikes a man in the ranks for this
offense.
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lections
Not hitting the Tartar hard enough
ULRG:74,2,6
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan feelsthis emotion after the colonel sees
him at the field.
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lections
Shame
ULRG:75,1,1
Works
M
After seeing the beating in “Afterthe Dance,” Ivan does not
remember how he arrived at thisplace.
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lections
His home
ULRG:75,1,1
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan is ableto sleep only after heavilyconsuming this beverage.
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lections
Champagne
ULRG:75,1,3
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivan assumesthe beating is justified because it
was done with this quality.
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lections
Assurance
ULRG:75,1,3
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan says hehas been useless, having joined
neither of these services.
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lections
Military or civil
ULRG:75,1,3
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivanexpresses this emotion when a
friend comments on his usefulness.
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lections
Annoyance
ULRG:75,1,6
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivan saysthis feeling decreased from the
day of the dance.
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lections
His love for Varinka
ULRG:75,1,8
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivandescribes recollecting the morningscene whenever Varinka had this
look.
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lections
Dreamy and meditative
ULRG:75,1,8
Works
H
“After the Dance” was publishedtwo years after this event.
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lections
Tolstoy’s death
ULRG:75,2,1
Works
E
These four time periods can beidentified in “After the Dance.”
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lections
The time of writing, the time of narration,the night of the ball, and the morning afterthe ball
ULRG:75,2,1
Works
H
“After the Dance” was written inthis span of time.
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lections
A single day
ULRG:75,2,1
Works
M
The dance in “After the Dance”takes place in this decade.
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lections
1840s
ULRG:75,2,1
Works
M
When Tolstoy wrote “After theDance,” Russia was on the eve of
this political upheaval.
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lections
The Revolution of 1905
ULRG:75,2,2
History
M
In 1904, citizens of Moscow weredemanding these two freedoms.
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lections
Freedom of the press and freedom ofreligion
ULRG:75,2,2
History
M
These three events precipitatedthe Revolution of 1905.
ShortSe
lections
The Bloody Sunday massacre, general workerstrikes, and military mutinies
ULRG:75,2,2
History
H
This tsar was in power during thetime of narration in “After the
Dance.”
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lections
Alexander II
ULRG:75,2,3
History
M
This term refers to poor landlessRussians compelled to work and
farm for landowners.
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lections
Serf
ULRG:75,2,3
Term
s
M
Alexander II initiated reform inthese three areas.
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lections
Judiciary, military, and education
ULRG:75,2,3
History
H
Alexander II died in 1881 of thiscause.
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lections
Assassination
ULRG:75,2,3
History
M
This tsar was in power during thetime of the events narrated in
“After the Dance.”
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lections
Nicholas I
ULRG:75,2,4
History
M
Nicholas I espoused these threeideologies.
ShortSe
lections
Orthodoxy, autocracy, and nationality
ULRG:75,2,4
History
H
Nicholas I’s ideology was in part areaction to these two events.
ShortSe
lections
The end Napoleonic Wars and theDecembrist revolt
ULRG:75,2,4
History
M
Nicholas I cast himself as thisfamily member to the Russian
people.
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lections
Father
ULRG:75,2,4
History
E
This character in “After theDance” remains anonymous.
ShortSe
lections
The narrator
ULRG:76,1,0
Works
E
Ivan’s story in “After the Dance”illustrates the interplay of thesetwo influences on human nature.
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lections
Chance and environment
ULRG:76,1,0
Works
M
Ivan’s story in after the dancecontradicts his claim that only this
influence is important.
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lections
Chance
ULRG:76,1,1
Works
M
This society appears useless at theball in “After the Dance.”
ShortSe
lections
The aristocracy
ULRG:76,1,2
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Ivandescribes this detraction from
Varinka’s beauty.
ShortSe
lections
Her thin, bony figure
ULRG:76,1,2
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Ivanconstantly refers to this aspect of
Varinka’s being.
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lections
Her body
ULRG:76,1,2
Works
M
In “After the Dance,” Varinka’sboniness suggests this metaphorical
image of aristocratic society.
ShortSe
lections
A charnal house
ULRG:76,1,2
Works
H
Tolstoy ties the party in “Afterthe Dance” to imperialism through
description of this character.
ShortSe
lections
The hostess
ULRG:76,1,3
Works
H
Mention of this historical figure in“After the Dance” suggests
impenetrability.
ShortSe
lections
Empress Elizabeth
ULRG:76,2,0
People
M
Before seizing power, EmpressElizabeth once famously wore this
armor over her dress.
ShortSe
lections
A metal breastplate
ULRG:76,2,0
History
E
This character in “After theDance” is portrayed as a product
of Nicholas I’s reign.
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lections
Varinka’s father, the Colonel
ULRG:76,2,1
Works
E
This article of clothing in “Afterthe Dance” suggests the incongruity
of appearances with reality.
ShortSe
lections
The Colonel’s boots
ULRG:76,2,1
Works
M
These two characters in “After theDance” are “united” in Ivan’s mind.
ShortSe
lections
Varinka and her father
ULRG:76,2,2
Works
E
The blacksmith in “After theDance” represents this social class.
ShortSe
lections
The working poor
ULRG:76,2,3
Works
M
The beating of the Tartar in “Afterthe Dance” is reminiscent of this
biblical scene.
ShortSe
lections
The beatings of Christ before crucifixion
ULRG:77,1,0
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” this socialclass is linked with uselessness
and brutality.
ShortSe
lections
The aristocracy
ULRG:77,1,0
Works
E
In “After the Dance,” Tolstoysuggests that this character is“useful” in an unacknowledged
way.
ShortSe
lections
Ivan Vasilievich
ULRG:77,2,0
Works
M
Ivan in “After the Dance” embodiesTolstoy’s belief in this ideal.
ShortSe
lections
Nonresistance
ULRG:77,2,0
Works
H
Pasternak references Tolstoy inYurii’s studies of this subject in
Doctor Zhivago.
ShortSe
lections
History
ULRG:78,1,1
Works
M
Doctor Zhivago ’s Yurii draws thebelief that “no one man makes
history” from this author.
ShortSe
lections
Leo Tolstoy
ULRG:78,1,1
People
E
Unlike the other three ShorterSelections authors, this man had
no family in the aristocracy.
ShortSe
lections
Anton Chekhov
ULRG:78,1,3
People
E
Anton Chekhov said a writershould be like someone of this
profession.
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lections
Chemist
ULRG:78,1,3
History
E
Chekhov’s grandfather was of thissocial class.
ShortSe
lections
Serf
ULRG:78,1,4
History
E
Chekhov was born in Taganrog, aseaport town on this sea.
ShortSe
lections
Sea of Azov
ULRG:78,1,4
History
M
Chekhov worked in this man’sstore as a schoolboy.
ShortSe
lections
His father, Pavel Chekhov
ULRG:78,1,5
History
E
Chekhov wrote that his childhoodwas characterized by this man’s
“despotism and lies.”
ShortSe
lections
His father, Pavel Chekhov
ULRG:78,1,5
History
E
Chekhov’s family left Taganrogafter suffering this misfortune.
ShortSe
lections
Bankruptcy
ULRG:78,1,5
History
M
Chekhov made enough money forroom and board in Taganrog
working at this odd job.
ShortSe
lections
Tutoring a tenant’s nephew
ULRG:78,1,5
History
H
In 1879 Chekhov left Taganrog tostudy this subject at university in
Moscow.
ShortSe
lections
Medicine
ULRG:78,2,1
History
E
To financially support his family,Chekhov regularly published stories
in this popular journal.
ShortSe
lections
Fragments
ULRG:78,2,1
History
M
By 1884, Chekhov was sufferingthe symptoms of this disease.
ShortSe
lections
Tuberculosis
ULRG:78,2,2
History
M
Chekhov felt this form of eudcationadded to his observational skill as
a writer.
ShortSe
lections
Medical training
URLG:78,2,2
History
H
This friend of Chekhov’s waspublisher of the daily New Times.
ShortSe
lections
Aleksey Suvorin
ULRG:78,2,2
People
M
Recognition from this well-knownwriter encouraged Chekhov to
write more seriously.
ShortSe
lections
Dmitri Grigorovich
ULRG:79,1,0
People
H
This was Chekhov’s first play.
ShortSe
lections
Ivanov
ULRG:79,1,0
Works
M
This popular comedy was importantin establishing Chekhov as a
playwright.
ShortSe
lections
The Bear
ULRG:79,1,0
Works
M
In this story, Chekhov writes of achild taking wool to market.
ShortSe
lections
“The Steppe”
ULRG:79,1,1
Works
E
Chekhov won the Pushkin Prize forLiterature in 1888 for this story
collection.
ShortSe
lections
In the Twilight
ULRG:79,1,1
Works
H
Chekhov’s older brother Nikolaidied of this disease in 1889.
ShortSe
lections
Tuberculosis
ULRG:79,1,2
History
M
Chekhov visited this type of colonyon the island of Sakhalin.
ShortSe
lections
Penal colony
ULRG:79,1,2
History
E
Prior to the Trans-Siberian railway,crossing Siberia was possible by
these two conveyances.
ShortSe
lections
Sledge and cart
ULRG:79,1,2
History
M
Chekhov took almost five years tomake this documentary work
inspired by his travels.
ShortSe
lections
The Island: A Journey to Sakhalin
ULRG:79,1,2
Works
M
After returning from Sakhalin,Chekhov traveled to Europe,visiting these three cities.
ShortSe
lections
Nice, Monte Carlo and Paris
ULRG:79,1,3
History
H
This was Chekhov’s longest storyand last major contribution to New
Times.
ShortSe
lections
“The Duel”
ULRG:79,2,1
Works
M
While living at his small estate inMelikhovo, Chekhov wrote these
two well-known plays.
ShortSe
lections
The Seagull and Uncle Vanya
ULRG:79,2,2
Works
M
This Chekhov play opened badly in1896, but became a great success
three years later.
ShortSe
lections
The Seagull
ULRG:80,1,1
Works
E
The Seagull involves a story ofunrequited love between these two
characters.
ShortSe
lections
Nina and Konstantin
ULRG:80,2,0
Works
M
Chekhov visited this author at hisestate in 1895.
ShortSe
lections
Leo Tolstoy
ULRG:80,2,1
People
E
Chekhov visited this French cityfor its mild climate when his
tuberculosis worsened.
ShortSe
lections
Nice
ULRG:80,2,1
History
M
Chekhov ended his friendship withthis man because of his views on
the Dreyfus case.
ShortSe
lections
Aleksey Suvorin
ULRG:80,2,1
People
E
Chekhov met this women duringrehearsals of The Seagull at the
Moscow Art Theatre.
ShortSe
lections
Olga Knipper
ULRG:80,2,2
People
E
After his father died, Chekhov soldhis Melikhovo estate and moved
permanently to this city.
ShortSe
lections
Yalta
ULRG:80,2,2
History
E
Later in his life, Chekhov beganfriendships with these two younger
writers.
ShortSe
lections
Maxim Gorky and Ivan Bunin
ULRG:80,2,2
People
M
Chekhov wrote this story in 1899while Uncle Vanya playedsuccessfully in Moscow.
ShortSe
lections
“Lady with a Dog”
ULRG:80,2,3
Works
E
Chekhov spent most of a yearworking on this play, his last.
ShortSe
lections
The Cherry Orchard
ULRG:81,1,1
Works
E
Chekhov wrote The Cherry Orchardas comedy, but this director
portrayed it as tragedy.
ShortSe
lections
Konstantin Stanislavsky
ULRG:81,1,1
People
M
Chekhov died seeking treatment ata clinic in this German town.
ShortSe
lections
Badenweiler
ULRG:81,2,1
History
H
In “Lady with the Dog,” the dog isthis breed.
ShortSe
lections
Pomeranian
ULRG:81,1,2
Works
M
At the beginning of “Lady with aDog,” Dmitri has been in Yalta
this long.
ShortSe
lections
Two weeks
ULRG:81,1,2
Works
E
Dmitri first sees Anna in “Ladywith a Dog” in this setting.
ShortSe
lections
At the seafront
ULRG:81,1,2
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri sawAnna in these two settings before
they met.
ShortSe
lections
The square and the public gardens
ULRG:82,1,1
Works
M
Anna in “Lady with a Dog” alwayswore this type of hat.
ShortSe
lections
Béret
ULRG:82,1,1
Works
E
In “Lady with a Dog,” this personis described as tall, erect, and
dignified.
ShortSe
lections
Dmitri’s wife
ULRG:82,1,3
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri’s wifeuses this spelling for her husband’s
name.
ShortSe
lections
Dimitri
ULRG:82,1,3
Works
E
In “Lady with a Dog,” Chekhovwrites that women are disposed in
this way toward Dmitri.
ShortSe
lections
Favorably
ULRG:82,1,4
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri’sexperiences with women aredescribed with this adjective.
ShortSe
lections
Bitter
ULRG:82,1,4
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” everythingseems “simple and amusing” whenDmitri meets this kind of person.
ShortSe
lections
An interesting woman
ULRG:82,1,5
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” the firstwords Dmitri and Anna exchange
refer to this subject.
ShortSe
lections
Anna’s dog
ULRG:82,2,4
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri saysit is fashionable to describe Yalta
this way.
ShortSe
lections
Dull
ULRG:82,2,9
Works
H
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri sayshe trained in this art, but gave it
up.
ShortSe
lections
Opera singing
ULRG:82,2,10
Works
H
Anna’s naiveté prompts Dmitri todescribe her with this word aftertheir first meeting in “Lady with a
Dog.”
ShortSe
lections
Pathetic
ULRG:83,1,1
Works
M
Chekhov notes these two“peculiarities” of any well-dressedYalta crowd in “Lady with a Dog.”
ShortSe
lections
Old ladies in youthful dress and a greatnumber of generals
ULRG:83,1,3
Works
H
In “Lady with the Dog,” Annawatches the steamer through this
magnifying device.
ShortSe
lections
Lorgnette
ULRG:83,1,4
Works
M
After kissing Anna, Dmitri displaysthis behavior in “Lady with a Dog.”
ShortSe
lections
Looking around nervously
ULRG:83,1,8
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Chekhovdescribes “beautiful, cold” womenwho excite this emotion in Dmitri.
ShortSe
lections
Hatred
ULRG:83,2,0
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” lace iscompared to this texture.
ShortSe
lections
Scales
ULRG:83,2,0
Works
H
Chekhov uses this description of“inexperienced youth” in “Lady
with a Dog.”
ShortSe
lections
Angularity
ULRG:83,2,1
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Anna thinksthis man will be “the first to
despise” her.
ShortSe
lections
Dmitri Gurov
ULRG:83,2,2
Works
E
In “Lady with a Dog,” Annadescribes this man as a “flunkey.”
ShortSe
lections
Her husband
ULRG:83,2,8
Works
E
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri feelsthis emotion in response to Anna’s
speech.
ShortSe
lections
Boredom
ULRG:84,1,1
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Anna tellsDmitri this behavior is loathsome
to her.
ShortSe
lections
Sin
ULRG:84,1,4
Works
E
In “Lady with a Dog,” these treesare noted in the description of
Yalta.
ShortSe
lections
Cypresses
ULRG:84,1,7
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Yalta hasthis air when nobody is on the
seafront.
ShortSe
lections
A deathlike air
ULRG:84,1,7
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Anna andDmitri drive to this place.
ShortSe
lections
Oreanda
ULRG:84,1,8
Works
E
In “Lady with a Dog,” Anna hasthis non-Russian surname.
ShortSe
lections
Von Diderits
ULRG:84,1,9
Works
M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitri asksif Anna’s husband is of this
nationality.
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German
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E
In “Lady with a Dog,” Anna is nottotally certain about this person’s
family history.
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Her husband
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E
In “Lady with a Dog,” the soundof the geographical feature speaks
of eternity.
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The sea
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M
In “Lady with a Dog,” Dmitrireflects that forgetting this quality
robs humans of beauty.
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Human dignity
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Works
H
Alexander Blok was of specialinterest to this group because of
his background and ideals.
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The Bolsheviks
ULRG:91,1,5
History
M
This poem was Blok’s “finest andmost conflicted.”
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lections
“The Twelve”
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E
Blok’s life spanned the time ofthese two Russian governments.
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The tsarist government and the communistgovernment
ULRG:91,1,5
History
E
Blok had German ancestors ofprominence in this ruler’s court.
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lections
Catherine the Great
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History
M
Blok’s maternal grandmother wasfamiliar with these three 19th
century writers.
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Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and LeoTolstoy
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History
M
Blok’s father taught at this Polishuniversity.
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University of Warsaw
ULRG:91,1,6
History
E
Blok’s mother sought protectionfrom this man at her parents’
house.
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lections
Her husband, Alexander Lvovich Blok
ULRG:91,1,6
People
E
Blok was born and grew up in thiscity.
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St. Petersburg
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History
E
At university, Blok studied thesetwo subjects.
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Law and philology
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History
H
Blok’s wife was the daughter ofthis famous scientist.
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Dmitri Mendeleyev
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People
M
This was Blok’s first book ofverses.
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Verses on the Beautiful Lady
ULRG:91,2,1
Works
M
This term refers to the idealizedfemale figure in Blok’s poetry and
many others.
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lections
The “Eternal Feminine”
ULRG:91,2,1
Term
s
M
Blok’s early work shows theinfluence of these two Italian
writers.
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Petrarch and Dante
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People
M
Blok was devoted to the philosophyof this early Symbolist poet.
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lections
Vladimir Soloviov
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People
M
Many poems in his first bookwere inspired by Blok’s relationship
with this woman.
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lections
Lyubov Mendeleyeva
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People
E
Blok wrote that his poems existedon these two “levels.”
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Psychological and mystical
ULRG:92,1,4
Works
H
This poem of Blok’s embodies theslogan, “in vino veritas.”
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lections
“The Stranger”
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M
In this play, Blok focuses onconveying “transcendental irony.”
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lections
The Puppet Show
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Works
H
Blok worked with this avant gardedirector on The Puppet Show.
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lections
Vsevolod Meyerhold
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People
H
The group of Mystics in Blok’sPuppet Show pursue this
experience.
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lections
Death
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Works
M
Some critics said Blok’s PuppetShow was a satire on this event.
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lections
The 1905 Revolution
ULRG:93,1,0
Works
M
Blok’s mistress Natalya Volokhovainspired this cycle of poems.
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lections
The Snow Maiden
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M
Blok’s snow maiden is a caricatureof this figure in his earlier poetry.
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lections
The beautiful lady
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E
Blok’s snow maiden is aligned withthis historical figure.
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lections
Cleopatra
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People
M
From 1908 on, Blok used thisentity as the “central image” of his
work.
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Russia
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History
M
Blok wrote to this theatre directorabout dedicating his life to the
theme of Russia.
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lections
Konstantin Stanislavsky
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People
H
Blok visited these two Europeancountries in 1909.
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lections
Italy and France
ULRG:93,1,6
History
M
In 1909, Blok visited this estrangedfamily member on his death bed.
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lections
His father, Alexander Lvovich Blok
ULRG:93,1,6
People
E
This work of Blok’s is an unfinishedautobiographical epic in verse.
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lections
Retribution
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Works
M
Blok’s Carmen was inspired by thiswoman, who performed in the
opera as Carmen.
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lections
Lyubov Delmas
ULRG:93,2,1
People
M
Blok was mobilized in the armyduring this war.
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lections
World War I
ULRG:93,2,1
History
E
In the army, Blok was a part ofthis specialized corps.
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lections
The corps of engineers
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History
M
Blok performed these two jobs forthe provisional government in 1917.
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lections
Investigating the tsarist regime and workingwith theatre and literature
ULRG:93,2,1
History
H
Blok worked under the leadershipof this writer in the provisional
government.
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lections
Maxim Gorky
ULRG:94,1,0
People
M
Blok believed this poem was hisbest work.
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lections
“The Twelve”
ULRG:94,1,1
Works
M
Blok’s poem “The Twelve” is insome ways about fulfilling the
prophecy of this poem.
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lections
“On the Field of Kulikovo”
ULRG:94,1,1
Works
H
In Blok’s “The Twelve,” amysterious leading figure is
identified as this person at theend.
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lections
Jesus Christ
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Works
M
Trotsky wrote that Blok “enteredinto the sphere of October” with
this poem.
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lections
“The Twelve”
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Works
E
This term refers to Slavicresistance to Western thought andphilosophy, preferring Asian culture.
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lections
Slavophilism
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Term
s
E
This poem of Blok’s endorsesSlavophilism, but also seeks to
connect East and West.
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lections
“The Scythians”
ULRG:94,1,0
Works
M
Blok employs this device with thephrase “sage as Oedipus” in “The
Scythians.”
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lections
Irony
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Term
s
H
In “The Scythians,” Blok equatesRussia with this mysterious Eastern
symbol.
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lections
Sphinx
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Works
M
Blok was denuded of property,including this family estate, by the
Bolsheviks.
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lections
Shakmatovo
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History
M
In 1921, Blok died, probably fromthese two afflictions.
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lections
Malnutrition and venereal disease
ULRG:94,1,3
History
M
The plain of Kulikovo is about 200miles south of this landmark city.
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Moscow
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History
E
In 1380, Russians battled thisAsian army at Kulikovo.
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lections
The Tatar Golden Horde
ULRG:94,2,4
History
M
At the Battle of Kulikovo, Russianprinces united under the leadership
of this person.
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lections
Dmitri Donskoi
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People
M
Russian princes formed a unitedfront for the first time at this
battle.
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lections
The Battle of Kulikovo
ULRG:94,2,5
History
E
This ancient Russian epic influencedaccounts of the Battle of Kulikovo.
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lections
The Lay of the Campaign of Igor
ULRG:95,1,1
Works
M
These three features of The Lay ofthe Campaign of Igor give it unique
significance.
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lections
Its poetry, symbolism, and imagery
ULRG:95,1,1
Works
H
These two landscape features“mourn” in the first stanza of “On
the Field of Kulikovo.”
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lections
The river and the haystacks
ULRG:95,1,2
Works
H
This ancient name for Russia isthe subject of the first apostrophe
in Blok’s “Kulikovo.”
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lections
Russ
ULRG:95,1,3
Works
E
The “road” in the first part ofBlok’s “Kulikovo” is made up of
this terrain.
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lections
Steppe
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Works
E
The second apostrophe in Blok’s“Kulikovo” asks this entity for light.
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lections
Night
ULRG:95,1,5
Works
H
Blok conveys emphasis throughfrequent use of this device.
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lections
Repetition
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Works
M
This physical characteristic of lifeis attributed to the sunset in Blok’s
“Kulikovo.”
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lections
Blood
ULRG:95,1,7
Works
M
In Blok’s “Kulikovo,” war eliminatesthis biological process.
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lections
Sleep
ULRG:95,1,8
Works
M
These animals “scriek” in Blok’s“Kulikovo.”
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lections
Swans
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Works
E
This landscape “sleeps” in sectionII of Blok’s “Kulikovo.”
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lections
The steppe
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Works
M
This religious term is used inreference to the enemy in Blok’s
“Kulikovo.”
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lections
Pagan
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Works
M
In section II of Blok’s “Kulikovo,”“a friend” gives this command.
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lections
“Whet your sword…”
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Works
H
In Blok’s “Kulikovo,” the Russiawar is compared to a living thing
in this state.
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lections
Languishing in sickness
ULRG:95,1,12
Works
H
The speaker in “Kulikovo” isneither the first nor the last of
these people.
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lections
Soldiers
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Works
E
This figure appears only in sectionIII of Blok’s “Kulikovo.”
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lections
The unnamed “You”
ULRG:95,2,1
Works
M
In Blok’s “Kulikovo,” the voice of“You” appears amid this sound.
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lections
Swans scrieking
ULRG:95,2,2
Works
M
These people sob in the distanceat the army’s charge in Blok’s
“Kulikovo.”
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lections
Mothers
ULRG:95,2,3
Works
M
In Blok’s “Kulikovo,” this naturalphenomenon is said to protect the
prince.
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lections
Lightning
ULRG:95,2,4
Works
M
These creatures foretell doomabove the Tatar camp in Blok’s
“Kulikovo.”
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lections
Eagles
ULRG:95,2,5
Works
E
This figure appears “clothed instreaming light” in Blok’s
“Kulikovo.”
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lections
The unnamed “You”
ULRG:95,2,6
Works
E
In “Kulikovo,” the manifestation of“You” on the battlefield removesthis from the speaker’s armor.
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lections
Dust
ULRG:95,2,7
Works
M
The face of “You” appears in thisobject in Blok’s “Kulikovo.”
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lections
A shield
ULRG:95,2,8
Works
M
Blok’s message the history willrepeat becomes clear in this
section of “Kulikovo.”
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lections
Section IV
ULRG:95,2,9
Works
H
These animals have disappearedwith “no trace” in section IV of
Blok’s “Kulikovo.”
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lections
Steppe mares
ULRG:95,2,10
Works
M
The “hundred-year sigh” in sectionIV of Blok’s “Kulikovo” suggests
this hardship is eternal.
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lections
War
ULRG:95,2,11
Works
M
The bugles in section IV of Blok’s“Kulikovo” come from this camp.
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lections
The Tatar camp
ULRG:95,2,12
Works
M
The speaker of Blok’s “Kulikovo”rides this type of horse.
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lections
A white charger
ULRG:96,1,1
Works
M
In Blok’s “Kulikovo,” “the mostbrilliant visions” are consumed by
this element.
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lections
Fire
ULRG:96,1,2
Works
M
At the end of section IV of“Kulikovo,” Blok quotes this fellow
poet.
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lections
Vladimir Soloviov
ULRG:96,1,4
People
E
This type of weather is presentduring battles and lifted during
peace in Blok’s “Kulikovo.”
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lections
Mist
ULRG:96,1,5
Works
H
The narrator of Blok’s “Kulikovo”gives this direction in the last line
of the poem.
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lections
“Watch, and pray!”
ULRG:96,1,8
Works
E
“On the Field of Kulikovo” marks aturning toward this central subject
in Blok’s poetry.
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lections
Russia
ULRG:96,1,9
Works
E
The field of Kulikovo lies betweenthese two rivers.
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lections
Nepriadva and Don
ULRG:96,1,9
History
E
The Tatar Golden Horde was ledby this person.
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lections
Khan Mamai
ULRG:96,1,10
People
M
This was Dmitri Donskoi’s title.
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lections
Grand Duke of Muscovy
ULRG:96,1,10
History
M
The surname “Donskoi” refers tothis accomplishment.
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lections
Victory at the Don river
ULRG:96,1,10
Term
s
H
The Battle of Kulikovo was aturning point in Russian history for
this reason.
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lections
First united front formed by the Russianprinces
ULRG:96,2,0
History
M
The Mongol/Tatar rule in Russiabegan under this person.
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lections
Genghis Khan
ULRG:96,2,0
People
M
At the Battle of Kulikovo, DmitriDonskoi used the steppe to create
this advantage.
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lections
A guarded flank
ULRG:96,2,0
History
H
Blok’s used of Kulikovo suggestsboth prescience and reflection on
this event.
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lections
The 1905 Revolution
ULRG:96,2,0
History
M
“On the Field of Kulikovo” is setat the threshold of this event.
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lections
Battle
ULRG:96,2,1
Works
E
The translator of “On the Field ofKulikovo” attempts to reproduce
this rhyme scheme.
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lections
ABAB
ULRG:96,2,1
Term
s
M
These two sections of Blok’s“Kulikovo” have alternating long
and short lines.
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lections
Sections I and III
ULRG:96,2,1
Works
E
In these three sections of Blok’s“Kulikovo,” the lines are all similar
lengths.
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lections
Sections II, IV, and V
ULRG:96,2,1
Works
E
The speaker in Blok’s “Kulikovo”takes on the role of one of these
characters.
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lections
Donskoi’s knights
ULRG:96,2,2
Works
E
In Blok’s “Kulikovo,” Russia mirrorsthis image from his earlier poetry.
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lections
The Beautiful Lady
ULRG:96,2,2
Works
E
Alternating line lengths in Blok’s“Kulikovo” seek to recreate this
sound.
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lections
Galloping horses
ULRG:96,2,2
Works
M
The steppe mares were likelyridden by these people at the
Battle of Kulikovo.
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lections
The Tatars
ULRG:96,2,2
History
M
Section I of Blok’s “Kulikovo”contrasts the differing motions of
these three things.
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lections
The stationary steppe, the slow river, andthe galloping armies
ULRG:96,2,2
Works
H
In section II of Blok’s “Kulikovo,”the regiment surveys near this
river.
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lections
The Nepriadva
ULRG:96,2,3
Works
M
The mood in section II of Blok’s“Kulikovo” conveys these two
emotions.
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lections
Foreboding and fear
ULRG:97,1,0
Works
M
The speaker of Blok’s “Kulikovo”knows even victory will notimmediately bring this end.
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lections
The end of the Tatar rule in Russia
ULRG:97,1,0
Works
H
“You” in Blok’s “Kulikovo” blendsthese two figures.
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lections
Russia and the Beautiful Lady
ULRG:97,1,1
Works
M
In section IV of Blok’s “Kulikovo,”the speaker experiences a vision of
this end.
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lections
The end of the Tatar rule in Russia
ULRG:97,1,5
Works
H
The Soloviev quotation in Blok’s“Kulikovo” serves this function.
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lections
Prophecy
ULRG:97,1,7
Works
M
At the end of Blok’s “Kulikovo,”battle is apparent in these two
times.
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lections
Past and future
ULRG:97,1,8
Works
E
Yuri Zhivago describes Blok’ssymbolism as a reflection of this
broader feeling.
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lections
Russian Christmas spirit
ULRG:97,2,1
Works
H
Blok’s symbolism suggest adorationfor these two contrasting Russian
places.
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lections
Well-lit places, like cities, and dark woods
ULRG:97,2,1
Works
H
Yuri Zhivago compares Symbolists’accumulation of images to this
type of place.
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lections
A busy street
ULRG:97,2,1
Works
M
This character “utters the finalwords on Blok” in Doctor Zhivago.
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lections
Misha Gordon
ULRG:98,1,1
Works
M
This brief poem of Blok’s foretellsboth doom and resurrection.
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lections
“Those Born in Obscure Times”
ULRG:98,1,1
Works
H
Blok’s “Those Born in ObscureTimes” ends with a plea to this
figure.
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lections
God
ULRG:98,2,1
Works
M