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| The five artistic leaders presented in this book—their forms of art: |
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| Andrei Rublev—icons, Bartolomeo Rastrelli—buildings, Nikolai Gogol—novels, Modest Musorgsky—music, Sergei Eisenstein—movies |
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| Three stages in cultural developments: |
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adoption of form from another culture
astounding transformation and improvement abandonment |
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greatest Russian icon painter, transformed Byzantine style,
softer and warmer in style, 15th century |
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| The primary forms of expression of Russian art over the past 1000 years: |
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| icons, palaces, novels, classical music, film. |
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| long facades, many windows, setting for a parade |
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| Central role played by Nikolai Gogol in Russian literature: |
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| created Russian fiction brought the feel of the country back into the city depicted the suffering human faces behind the facades of power |
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| Themes of his major drama, The Inspector General”: |
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| corruption, spiritual emptiness |
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| Themes of his major novel, |
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| Dead Souls: corruption, spiritual emptiness |
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| According to Gogol, the purpose of art |
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| to save, not just entertain. |
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| Who are the greats of Russian classical music? |
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| (151) (Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Rostropovich) |
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| Who wrote “God Bless America”? Where was he born? |
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| (152)(Irving Berlin, Siberia) |
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| What was the name of Musorgsky’s group of fellow composers? |
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| (153)(the mighty heap (handful), moguchaya kucha) |
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| How did Musorgsky and others repeat the 3-step pattern described by the author? |
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| (153)(adopted Italian grand opera, transformed it by the addition of Russian folk music, and discarded the classical style for a more experimental modern style) |
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| What was the name of Musorgsky’s first national opera? |
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| (155)(Boris Godunov, 1868) |
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| What was the role of ordinary people in Boris Gudonov? |
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| What was the connection between the music of “the mighty heap” and the ordinary Russian people? |
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| (156)(They wanted the music to express their nature and communicate to them.) |
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| How did this group react to the official St. Petersburg Conservatory? |
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| (157)(They rebelled against its purely Western approach.) |
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| Where did the group turn for inspiration for their music? |
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| (161)(The music of Pushkin and Gogol—and folksongs.) |
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| What was Musorgsky’s most “mournful” work? |
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| What is the setting for Khovanshchina? |
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| (170)(Russia before the modernization of Peter the Great—with murders, drinking, and the self-sacrifice of the Old Believers.) |
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| What do we know of Musorgsky’s personal life? |
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(171-172)(unhappy, mental disorders,
unmarried, alcoholism) |
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| How did Musorgsky view his music—what was his goal? |
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| (172)(He wanted to create a chronicle of Russian culture in his music) |
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| How did he view the Westernization of Russia? |
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| (172)(He thought it was destroying Russia.) |
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| What are the three most well-known pieces of music written for the ballet by Tchaikovsky? |
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| (Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker) |
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| What did you learn about Fyodor Dostoevsky? |
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(176-178)(Reflections on psychological
and social schisms.) |
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| From where did Sergei Eisenstein draw inspiration for his films? |
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| Which creative innovations were used by Eisenstein? |
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| (The use of montage, quickly changing shots to emotionally manipulate the viewer. Symbolic uses of costumes and music. Emotional focus on faces.) |
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| Why were Soviet leaders eager to develop the Russian film industry? |
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(Film leaders had emigrated, so the USSR needed to develop a new industry,
especially for the indoctrination of the masses for socialism.) |
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| What was Eisenstein’s political position? |
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| (He was a committed Communist for his adult life.) |
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| What is the significance of the film October? |
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(This film became the historical memory for many Russians of the October
Revolution events. Eventually it was used as a “documentary” film.
It was produced on the tenth anniversary of the revolution.). |
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| What is the theme of the film The Battleship Potemkin? |
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| (The conflict between sailors and officers in the Revolution of 1905.) |
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The film Aleksandr Nevsky is a historical portrait of the medieval clash between Russians and Teutonic knights, who were German. How did this compare to the contemporary
world when the film was released in 1941? |
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(Germany had just declared war on the USSR, so the film took on meanings
connected with the Soviet struggle against the Nazi invasion) |
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| Why did Eisenstein make a film about the medieval Russian tsar, Ivan the Terrible? |
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(Stalin wanted a film which would suggest parallels between him and Ivan,
a powerful leader who unified and defended the Russian people.) |
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