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1. Description of the St. Sophia Cathedral The Cathedral of St. Sophia (St. Sophia Cathedral) was built in the 11th century in the center of Kiev on the orders of Yaroslav the Wise. At the turn of the XVII-XVIII centuries it was outwardly rebuilt in the style of Ukrainian baroque. Inside the Cathedral there are many ancient frescoes and mosaics, including the […]...
2. Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra The Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was built in 1073-1089 by architects from Constantinople. The laying of the Great Assumption Church took place in the summer of 1073 from the Nativity of Christ, during the days of the prince Svyatoslav, the son of Yaroslav. Construction and decoration were accompanied by many miracles. The solemn […]...
3. Culture of North-Eastern Russia XIII-XV centuries Literacy in North-Eastern Russia in the XIII-XV centuries. Special distribution has not received. In the monasteries and at the prince’s court they copied books, which were beautifully decorated. Wrote on parchment or on birch bark – birch. In the XIV century. in Russia there was a cheap paper. Russian travelers described Constantinople, and the Tver […]...
4. Biography of Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev is an icon painter, canonized in the face of the Reverend. Biography of Andrei Rublev contains few reliable facts. The exact date of birth of Rublev is not known, and the place of birth is called the Moscow Principality or Novgorod. Andrew grew up in the family of icon painters. Later he was […]...
5. The most famous temples of Ukraine. St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev 1. When did St. Sophia Cathedral appear in Kiev? The Cathedral of St. Sophia was built in times that are considered the heyday of Kievan Rus. Rules then the son of Vladimir the Great Prince Yaroslav. Having spent many campaigns and battles, having obtained the right to the principality in Kiev, Yaroslav escaped the accusations […]...
6. Development of Russian culture in the 14th-15th centuries The Mongol invasion and the establishment of the Golden Horde yoke inflicted irreparable loss on the culture of Russia. Hundreds of talented artisans were killed and taken prisoner, which led to the decline of handicraft activities, and the crafts of individual species disappeared. Many architectural monuments were destroyed. Due to lack of funds and masters […]...
7. Painting Vereshchagin “In the Assumption Cathedral” The artist-battleship Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin reveals many of his paintings to us in the war-time. It would seem that we know a lot from history, heard the stories of old people, but have never seen separate episodes from which it’s just goose bumps. It is this opportunity that gives us Vasily Vereshchagin. His painting “At […]...
8. Essay on the Trinity Cathedral in Novomoskovsk A bit in the world of the temples, about which novels are written. Notre-Dame de Paris in France – about him “Notre Dame de Paris” by Victor Hugo. Sofia Kievskaya, about whom the novel “Divo” was written by Pavlo Zagrebelny. And there is another temple in Ukraine, sung in the novel by Oles Honchar’s “Cathedral.” […]...
9. The Ancient Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin is the oldest part of Moscow, the main socio-political and historical and artistic complex of the capital’s center, the seat of the highest state authorities of the country. The Russian state shows constant concern for the precious ensemble-monument. In 1973, the restoration of the Kremlin began, which is now complete. The ancient […]...
10. St Basil’s Church The Intercession Cathedral, “that on the moat,” or St. Basil’s Cathedral, is an outstanding monument of Russian architecture. It was built in the middle of the XVI century by the ingenious Russian architects Barma and Postnik according to the royal decree of Ivan the Terrible, who decided to erect this cathedral in memory of the […]...
11. Culture of Kievan Rus The history of culture of Kievan Rus covers several centuries. The Eastern Slavs were in the political union a little less than three hundred years. However, it was during this period that their spiritual community was formed. This community still has considerable influence on the East Slavic peoples, standing apart from other Slavs and traditionally […]...
12. Power book “Power book” was an attempt to systematically expound Russian history. It is divided into 17 facets or degrees and covers the time from the reign of Vladimir Svyatoslavich to Ivan IV (inclusive). In the “Power Book” the Moscow monarchy is glorified and the idea of ​​the divine origin of autocratic power is affirmed. “Power book” […]...
13. Moscow is the heart of Russia Moscow is the heart of Russia, the capital of a powerful state. Eight centuries have passed since the first time in the pages of the ancient Russian chronicle the name of Moscow was named. In 1147, the chronicler noted the meeting in Moscow of Vladimir-Suzdal prince Yuri Dolgoruky with his allies – Chernigov princes. This […]...
14. The Vladimir-Suzdal Principality At the decline of the Middle Ages in Eastern Europe, a new state emerged and intensified, the Moscow state, with which historical destiny closely linked Ukraine. It was formed around Moscow, the first annalistic mention of which dates back to 1147. Rostov-Suzdal prince Yuri Dolgoruky, the youngest son of the Kiev prince Vladimir Monomakh, surrounded […]...
15. “Tour of Moscow” composition Many sightseeing routes are known in Moscow, today we intend to hold only one. The theme of our excursion is “Ancient monasteries in the White-stone capital”. Moscow monasteries have long been known as the abodes of Russian Orthodox culture. Here Zaikonospassky monastery, it was founded in the year 1,600 by Tsar Boris Godunov, and then […]...
16. Moscow – how much in this word for the heart of the Russian Vladimir Gilyarovsky in such words confessed his love for the ancient Russian capital: “I am a Muscovite!” How happy is he who can pronounce this word, putting himself in. I am a Muscovite! “. “Moscow, Russia’s daughter is loved…” heard a lot of confessions of love, but more accurately and expressively Gilyarovsky, in my opinion, […]...
17. Excursion to the history The cathedrals and churches of Moscow enjoy well-deserved fame not only among Russians, but all over the world. And among all the beautiful creations of Russian architects, the Cathedral of Pokrovsky, amazingly beautiful, stands out, or, as it is often called by the old-timers, the church of St. Basil the Blessed. How was this unique […]...
18. Church in the XIV-XV centuries In the XIV-XV centuries. The royal power grew very strong and took control of the local church. French King Philip IV Beautiful even moved the papal capital from Rome to the French city of Avignon. “Avignon Prisoner” Dad lasted 70 years. Back in the XIII century. the order of election was changed so that secular […]...
19. Main events, information and facts on the topic “Slavs and their neighbors” in the tables The Czech Kingdom Hungary Polish Kingdom 1085 – Prince Vratislav II receives the title of King of Bohemia; Economically developed country in the Holy Roman Empire OK. 1000 year – the formation of the Hungarian state István I The Holy – the founder of the Hungarian state X century. – the formation of the Polish […]...
20. Genres of drama The emergence of the genres of drama is quite definitely witnessed historically. As an already formed genre of drama was the ancient Greek tragedy – an example of a lasting unity of the genre content and genre form as a result of the creative refraction of tragedy in the tribal features of the drama. Ancient […]...
21. Baptism of Russia In remote prehistoric times, the Slavs worshiped pagan gods, but at the end of the first millennium Christianity spread in Russia. Ancient manuscripts, which speak about the most important facts of history, or ancient chronicles, indicate that 988 is the year of the baptism of Rus. In Kiev, on a high mountain on the banks […]...
22. I love you, my hometown! I love my homeland, my Ryazan region with its endless fields, boundless forests, calm rivers, birch groves. Ryazan is one of the central Russian cities. It is famous for its originality, greatness of history. Initially, the city was called Pereyaslavl. Located on the southern borders of Russia, the Ryazan principality experienced the most heaviness of […]...
23. Biography of Andrei Bely Andrei Bely is a Russian writer, poet, critic. Boris was born October 14, 1880 in Moscow in the family of the famous scientist, mathematician and philosopher Nikolai Bugaev. The first years of his biography, Andrei Bely lived on the Arbat. Educated at the Polivanov High School. There, in his last years I took up Buddhism, […]...
24. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine Kiev – the capital of Ukraine (since 1934) and the center of the Kiev region – is located on the Dnieper River and is the country’s largest city, its main industrial, transport and cultural center. It is a railway junction and a river port with a population of 2,809,000 inhabitants. Kiev was founded in the […]...
25. Biography of Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov is a great Russian scientist, chemist, physicist, artist, historian, poet and writer, whose works have become known all over the world. He became famous in such areas of knowledge as: astronomy, geology, instrument making, geography and many others. Early years Mikhail Lomonosov was born on November 8, 1711 in the village of […]...
26. Temple-monument of Christ the Savior in Moscow The Church in Russia has always been something more than just a cult building. In the external appearance of Orthodox churches there was nothing accidental, and every detail had a special symbolic meaning. And the construction of churches in Russia also had its own characteristics. Often, churches were built to commemorate important historical events. Therefore, […]...
27. Mr. Veliky Novgorod Vladimir-Suzdal princes tried to extend their power to the entire North-East Russia, but could not conquer the Novgorodians. Novgorod is situated on the Volkhov River. It was inhabited by colonists, trappers, fishermen, warriors-traders-people of restless disposition. They carried out hunting raids and military raids on eastern lands – up to the White Sea and the […]...
28. Sights of Ukraine Ukraine is one of the oldest and most beautiful countries in Eastern Europe. In ancient times, it was known as Kievan Rus, and that is why its current capital is called Kiev. The country has a fascinating history and rich culture. In addition to historical monuments, churches, museums, palaces, Ukraine is full of natural wonders […]...
29. Composition “On the Monument of Culture” Monuments of culture are of particular value for the history of the country to which they belong. Often they are preserved from ancient times, reaching our time in an unchanged or already restored form. These buildings are symbols of art and part of the history of the state, they embody the bright talents of the […]...
30. What is chronology 1. How do historians determine the time of an event and what is chronology? Exploring the past, historian scholars answer time and again: When did this or that event occur? Determine the exact time of a particular event, that is, its date, helps Chronology is a science that studies ways of calculating time. Not always […]...
31. Oldest Handwritten Books The oldest Russian handwritten books that reached us date back to the beginning of the eleventh century (but scholars believe that such books could have appeared in Russia already in the 9th century, after the invention of the Slavic script). Old Russian bookishness is a separate branch of Old Russian art. According to rough estimates, […]...
32. Monuments of ancient Russian literature In the 11th-12th centuries, the cultural development of Kievan Rus took off. The cultural centers were large cities, many of which acquired the importance of European centers: Novgorod, Kiev, Galich. The excavations carried out by archaeologists allow us to speak about the high culture of the townspeople, many of whom were literate. This is evidenced […]...
33. Architecture and art of medieval Europe. Romance and Gothic styles At the beginning of the Middle Ages, construction was so launched that the then masters were forced to study the architectural achievements of the ancient Romans. As a consequence, in the X century. Romanian architectural style begins to form in Western Europe. This was the first pan-European style that spread in the 11th-12th centuries. Christians […]...
34. How did writing come about? In the primitive era, mankind did not know writing, and all the cultural material was transmitted orally. For the first time the rudiments of writing arose in developed ancient civilizations: the earliest example of writing is the cuneiform of the Sumerian-Akkadian civilization that appeared in the Mesopotamus at the beginning of the III millennium BC. […]...
35. Composition about Lviv Lviv is the capital of Western Ukraine, is a large industrial and commercial center of Ukraine. Its narrow ancient streets and historic center make it one of the best places in the country. Lviv was founded as a fortress in the middle of the 13th century by Danilo Galitsky and was named after his son […]...
36. Borrowed words in Russian Since ancient times, the Russian people have entered into trade, cultural, political, military ties with the peoples of other countries, which led to borrowing in the Russian language. Gradually new structural language units began to be included in the number of commonly used ones. So, many foreign words in Russian ceased to be perceived as […]...
37. Byzantine culture Over the centuries, Byzantines have created a vivid and diverse culture that has become a kind of bridge between Antiquity and the Middle Ages. This was facilitated by the education system in the country. Children started to study at the age of 6-9. For two or three years they learned to read through church books, […]...
38. Briefly about A. A. Blok AA Blok is the greatest poet of the 20th century, a vivid representative of the “silver age”, as Andrei Bely, “Man of the Century”, will say about him. Vyacheslav Ivanov said: “I consider him the first lyricist of our time… Blok is Prince Hamlet, and like every prince it’s a lot of nobility, it’s a […]...
39. Christmas tree The history of the New Year tree is many thousands of years old. “The prototype” of this charming and elegant heroine of New Year’s holidays was the World Tree. In ancient times, it symbolized the structure of the world and was itself considered the center of the universe. Its roots, which go deep into the […]...
40. Icons as historical monuments. Icons of princely times 1. What are icons and what do historians learn about them? The word “icon” of Greek origin. Icons Call the images of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, saints, the events of the Holy Letter, executed according to certain rules, most often on cypress boards. The icons are also the corresponding murals on the walls […]...