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RUSSIA AND CULTURES OF THE SLAVIC REALM
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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/
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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
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ARCHITECTURE Influenced by Byzantine empire and Orthodox Christianity
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11th-century Byzantine Cathedral of Sancta Sophia
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Russian Architecture: 1550 St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
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RUSSIAN WOODEN CHURCHES http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ri8a- iskw/chap3p02.htm
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RUSSIAN IZBA
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DACHAS – Summer homes popoular throughout Eastern Europe
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“RUSSIAN STOVE” Fireplace design
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RUSSIAN TROIKA – sled drawn by three horses
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DRESS All Slavic cultures feature elaborate embroidery
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UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS
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Matryoshka dolls
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ICONS- Religious images
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MUSIC and GREAT COMPOSERS
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Russian/Slavic Culture Eastern Slavs Russian culture impacts Europe Music: Tchaikovsky (Nutcracker), Stravinsky Literature: Dostoevsky, Tolstoy Dance (Ballet): Baryshnikov Search for security
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COSSACKS “Frontiersman”- like group from southern Russia and Ukraine Noted for horsemanship and as supporters of the Czar
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RUSSIAN VILLAGES Comm- unal Decision- Making – “Obshchina”
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