1. RUSSIA AND CULTURES OF THE SLAVIC REALM

2. Russians adopt Cyrillic alphabet Sts. Cyril and Methodius, missionaries Based on sounds used in language Contains both Western letters and others. http://www.gadling. com/2009/03/30/ga dling-teaches-you- to-read-the-cyrillic- alphabet-in-5- minutes/

3. SLAVIC SURNAMES Male/female have different endings: Maria Sharopova, Anna Kournikova, Sasha Popov Russian – ovich (son), ova (daughter), sky (from a place) Polish – wiecz, ski Czech – ek, ka Serbo-Croatian – ic Ukrainian – witz, ko

4. ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY

5. ORTHODOX CHURCH Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Georgia, eastern Ukraine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU 6Ll_pL5Ok&feature=related&safety_ mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1& safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz K5YEVMHn4&safety_mode=true&per sist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

7. ICONS- Religious images

8. WEST SLAVS West Slavic tribes emerge as kingdoms in the early Middle Ages: Poland, Bohemia (Czechs), Croatia Adopt Western Christianity – Roman Catholicism – and are tied to rest of Europe, though maintaining Slavic folk culture.

9. RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE Influenced by Byzantine empire and Orthodox Christianity

10. 11th-century Byzantine Cathedral of Sancta Sophia

11. Russian Architecture: 1550 St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow

12. RUSSIAN WOODEN CHURCHES http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ri8a- iskw/chap3p02.htm

13. Wooden architecture

14. RUSSIAN IZBA

15. DACHAS – Summer homes popoular throughout Eastern Europe

16. “RUSSIAN STOVE” Fireplace design

17. RUSSIAN TROIKA – sled drawn by three horses

18. DRESS All Slavic cultures feature elaborate embroidery – each people has its distinct dress http://masterrussian.net/f25/ru-ua- fashion-style-traditional-clothing- 14975/

19. UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS

20. Matryoshka dolls

21. RUSSIAN MUSIC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX p09LPSN70&safety_mode=true&pers ist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz K5YEVMHn4&safety_mode=true&per sist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

22. MUSIC and GREAT COMPOSERS

23. Russian/Slavic Culture Eastern Slavs Russian culture impacts Europe Music: Tchaikovsky (Nutcracker), Stravinsky Literature: Dostoevsky, Tolstoy Dance (Ballet): Baryshnikov Search for security

24. COSSACKS “Frontiersman”- like group from southern Russia and Ukraine Noted for horsemanship and as supporters of the Czar

25. COSSACKS=BIKER GANGS with their own country?

26. COSSACK INSPIRED DANCE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W pYWpN0VXU&feature=related&safety _mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 &safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko Qb8vb4blA&safety_mode=true&persi st_safety_mode=1&safe=active

27. RUSSIAN VILLAGES Comm- unal Decision- Making – “Obshchina”