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1
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What is the name and year of the proclamation of Christianity as official religion of Roman Empire?

A

Edict of Milan 313

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Who was the persecutor of Christian?

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Diocletian

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Who accepted Christianity for Roman empire and what city did he find?

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Constantine

Constantinople

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Who was an important promulgator of the Nicene Creed?

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St. Nicholas

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What great monument did Justinian build in what century?

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Hagia Sophia

6th century

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What earth shattering event happened in the 13th century and what year?

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sacking of Constantinople by Crusaders - 1204

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What earth shattering even happened in the 16th century and what year?

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fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks - 1543

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What happened between the eastern and western church and in what year? (what attempt to reconcile)

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split in church - 1054

reconcile - Council of Florence

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What is the first Russian Dynasty founded by whom? Where and what year?

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three brothers (Rurik)
863
Novgorod

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Who accepted Christianity to Russia? What year and what city?

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Grand Prince Vladimir
988
Kiev

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Who was Grand Prince Vladimir’s son and what did he do?

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Yaroslav

St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev

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Who was Yaroslav’s son and what did he do?

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Vladimir Yaroslavich

St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod

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What are the 5 rows on the iconostasis?

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  1. local row
  2. deesis
  3. festival row
  4. prophet row
  5. patriarch row
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14
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Which one means “in prayer”?

Which two are often switched?

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deesis

deesis and festival row

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What segment is the altar in facing what direction?
Where is the Annunciation?
What is on the top?
What image is in the altar?

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apse - facing east
on east piers
Christ Pantocrator
Mary orante

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16
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What is the most famous icon?

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Vladimir Mother of God

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What is the most famous icon painted by a Russian? What is his name?
Who is it dedicated to?

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Old Testament Trinity
Andrei Rublev
St. Sergius of Radonezh

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18
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What does Dormition portray?

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Mary falling asleep

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What are some prophets?

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Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Elijah

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What are some patriarchs?

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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob(Israel)

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21
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What was the Old Testament Trinity influenced from?

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Genesis Chpt. 18

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22
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Who was the founder of Moscow?

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Yury Dolgoruky

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Who was the son of Yury Dolgoruky?

What buildings did he build and where?

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Andrei Bogolyubsky
Church of the Intercession on Nerl River
Dormition Cathedral
(Moscow)

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24
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Who was the half brother of Andrei Bogolyubsky?

What did he do and where?

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Prince Vsevolod III
St. Dmitry Cathedral
rebuilt and expanded Dormition Cathedral
(Moscow)

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25
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What was the main cathedral of Russia?

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Dormition Cathedral

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26
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What buildings was Ivan III responsible for?

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Dormition Cathedral in Moscow

Archangel Michael Cathedral in Moscow

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Who was the architect for the Dormition Cathedral in Moscow?

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Aristotle Fioravanti

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28
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What was the royal church that was where rulers were buried until time of Peter I?

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Archangel Michael Cathedral in Moscow

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29
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What building was Basil III responsible for?

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Bell Tower of Ivan the Great (built in two stages)

Church of the Ascension at Kolomonskoe

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What was the votive offering church for the birth of Ivan v?

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Church of the Ascension at Kolomonskoe

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31
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What buildings was Ivan the IV (the Terrible) responsible for?

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Decapitation St. John the Baptist

Church of the Intercession in Red Square (St. Basil’s)

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32
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What was the votive offering church Ivan IV built?

For what and when

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Church of the Intercession in Red Square

taking of Kazan 1552

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33
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What other building was built to emulate a church in Jerusalem?

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Church of the Resurrection in New Jerusalem

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34
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When was the end of the Rurikovich Dynasty?

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1598

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35
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Who took over after Theodore’s death?

When did this person die?

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Boris Godunov

1605

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36
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What period was it when there were many claimants to the throne?
What are the dates?

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Time of Trouble

1605-1619

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37
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What was the new dynasty founded?
When?
By whom?
When does it end?

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Romanov Dynasty
1613
Michael Romanov
1917

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38
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When was St. Petersberg founded?

When did it become capital?

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1703

1711

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39
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When was the Battle of Poltava?

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1709

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40
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What was the life span of Peter (I) the Great?

When was his reign?

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1672-1725

1694-1725

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41
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Who was the first female ruler of Russia? when was her reign?

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Catherine I

1725-1727

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42
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What buildings were associated with Peter the Great?

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(Early Baroque)
Peter Paul Cathedral
Building of the Twelve Colleges

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43
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What building was the ministry building?

Who built it?

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Building of the Twelve Colleges

Domenico Trezzini

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44
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What became the new royal church where rulers were buried?

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Peter Paul Cathedral

the first major cathedral in St. Petersberg

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45
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Who ruled during the 1730’s?

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Ann

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46
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Who ruled after Ann? When was her reign?

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Elizabeth

1741-1761

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47
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What buildings were associated with Elizabeth?

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(High Baroque)
Peterhof
Winter Palace
Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo
Cathedral of the Resurrection at Smolny Convent
Cathedral of St. Nichiolas
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What architect built most of the buildings during Elizabeth’s time? Which one?

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Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Peterhof
Winter Palace
Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo
Cathedral of the Resurrection at Smolny Convent
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49
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When was Catherine II’s reign?

50
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What buildings were associated with Catherine II’s reign?

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(Neoclassical)
Pavlovsk Palace
Hermitage
Cameron Gallery

51
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Who built which two of the buildings duriong Elizabeth’s reign?

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Charles Cameron
Pavlovsk Palace
Cameron Gallery

52
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Where is the Hermitage placed next to?

Why was it called this?

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Winter Palace

  1. Catherine rejected Baroque in favor of Neoclassical
  2. Catherine collected paintings in this building where she would retreat to
53
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Where was the Cameron Gallery?

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attached to Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo

54
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What style did Pavlovsk Palace have?

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Palladio’s style - built around center rotunda

55
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Who ruled after Catherine II?
When was his reign?
What happened to him?

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Paul
1796-1801
assassinated

56
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Who ruled after Paul?

When was his reign?

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Alexander !

1801-1825

57
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What buildings was Alexander I responsible for?

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Kazan Mother of God Cathedral
The Stock Exchange
Admiralty

58
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What was the Kazan Mother of God Cathedral known for?

A

victory memorial over Napolean

buriai place of Kutuzov

59
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Who built the Admiralty?

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Andreian Zakharov - son of Admiralty clerk

60
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What period was the mixed styles?

What was a sub style of this?

A

Eclecticism

Historicism

61
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Who ruled after Alexander I?

When was his reign?

A

Nicholas I

1825-1855

62
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Who ruled after Nicholas I?

When was his reign?

A

Alexander II

1857-1881

63
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When was Alexander II assassinated?

64
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Who ruled after Alexander II?

When was his reign?

A

Alexander III

1881-1896

65
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Who ruled after Alexander III?

A

Nicholas II

66
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What were some buildings during Eclecticism? (4) (2 monuments)

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Admiralty
Building of the General Staff
Alexander Columns
Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia
Bronze Horseman
Church of the Resurrection on the Blood
67
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Who build the Building of General Staff?

What did it have special?

A

Carlo Rossi

45 degree turn under the arch

68
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Who build the Alexander Column?
What was it?
Where is it?

A

Montferrand
victory over Napolean - face of Alexander I on angel
Palace Square between Winter Palace and Building of General Staff

69
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What was the largest Cathedral in St. Petersberg?
Who built it?
What was special between the builder and the church?

A

St. Isaac of Dalmatia
Montferrand
he wanted to be buried but refused because he was Catholic

70
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What was the equestrian memorial for Peter the Great?

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Bronze Horseman

71
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When and where was the Decembrist Revolt?

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December 1825

around the Bronze Horseman in Senate Square

72
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Who painted the Last Day of Pompeii?

A

Karl Bruillov

73
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Who painted the painting of Christ?

What was the name of the painting?

A

Alexander Ivanov

Appearance of Christ to the People

74
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Who were the Realist painters?

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Ilya Repin
Vasilii Surikov
Mikhail Nesterov

75
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What paintings did Ilya Repin paint?

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Volga Boatmen
Religious Procession in Kursk
They did not expect him
Arrest of the Propagandist

76
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What did Vasili Surikov paint?

A

Conquest of Siberia by Yermak

77
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What did Mikahil Nesterov paint?

A

Child Bartholomew’s Dream

78
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What was the modernist movement?

Who was the most famous person in it?

A

wanted to move to higher reality (magic)

Mikhail Vrubel

79
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What did Mikhail Vrubel paint/

A

Hamlet and Ophelia
Demon Seated
Demon Cast Down
Hamlet

80
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Which two painters were associated with Neo Primitivism?

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Mikhail Larionov

Natalya Goncharova

81
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What did Mikhail Larionov paint?

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Soldier in the Woods
Soldier (second version)
Soldier Resting

82
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What symbols where in Soldier Resting?

What was he doing?

A

Venus of Willendorf

Odalisque pose

83
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What did Natalya Goncharova paint?

A

Four Evangelist

Icon Motifs

84
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What influences were on the Neo Primitist painters?

A

Russian icons, lubok, and post impressionism

85
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Who tried to move art towards the spiritual?

A

Wassily Kandinsky

86
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What book did Wassily Kandinsky write?

A

Concerning the Spiritual in Art

87
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Where was most of Wassily Kandinsky’s paintings?

What influenced

88
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What type of art did Wassily Kandinsky do?

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non-objective

89
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What characteristic very evident in Wassily Kandinsky’s paintings?

90
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What group was Wassily Kandinsky a part of?

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Les Fauves

91
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What painting did Wassily Kandinsky make?

A

Red Square

92
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What paintings did Marc Chagall paint?

A

I and the Village

White Crucifixion

93
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Who painted White Crucifixion?

What was it showing?

A

Marc Chagall

Night of Crystals

94
Q

When was the partition of Poland?

Between what three countries?

A

late 18th century

Prussia, Austro-Hungary, Russia

95
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What required Jews to live where the were?

A

pale of settlement

96
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Who was associated with Suprematism?

A

Kazimir Malevich

97
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What type of paintings did Kazimir Malevich make?

A

non-objective art

98
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What played a crucial role in bringing Russian Avant Garde art to the West?

A

Museum of Modern Art

99
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What did Kazimir Malevich paint?

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Black Square, Black Circle, Black Cross, White on White

100
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What did Suprematism morph into?

What was it based off of?

A

Dynamic Suprematism

vectoring - off axis, destabilized

101
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Who were followers to Kazimir Malevich?

A

El Lissitzky
Alexander Rodchencko
Lynbov Popova

102
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What was El Lissitzky known for?

What did he paint? (What was it about?)

A

transforming Suprematism into architecture

A Prounen; general relativity

103
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Who was a gifted follow of Kazimir Malevich that was known for painting dynamic suprematism?

A

Lynbov Popova

104
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What type of art did Alexander Rodchencko do?
What was it for?
What was of his art? What was it like?

A

photo
poster advertising
Expressive Rhythm - like Pollock

105
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What is the architect of this period?
What is he associated with?
What did he build?

A

Moisei Ginzburg
Constructivism
Narkomfin Apartment House

106
Q

What is Constructivism?

A

not decorate but contruct with basic harmonic elements

107
Q

When were the Stalinist tower built?

What was it influenced from?

A

After World War II

skyscrapers from New York City

108
Q

Where is the main collection of Art in Russia?

What is the other museum?

A

Russian Museum in St. Petersberg

Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow

109
Q

What period was the Hermitage?

A

Catherine the Great

110
Q

What is an example of a Stalinist tower?

A

Building of Moscow University

111
Q

When was the first victory over the Tartars?
Who won it?
Who suported him?

A

Dmitry Donskoy
1380
St. Sergius of Radonezh

112
Q

When did Tamerlane retreat due to which icon?

A

1390’s

Vladimir Mother of God

113
Q

What is on Nevsky Prospekt?

A

Cathedral of Kazan Mother of God

114
Q

When was Iconoclasm?

What was it?

A

726

period of destruction of icons in Byzantine Empire

115
Q

Who was the previously head of the church?

When did Moscow get it’s own leadership which is called?

A

metropolitan

patriarchate 1589

116
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When was the Great Northern War?

117
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What are the four water arteries in St. Petersberg?

A

Lake Ladoga, Neva River, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

118
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When was the liberation of the serfs?

When was the Emancipation Proclamation?

119
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When does Ivan IV (the Terrible) die?

120
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What king of what country was in conflict during the Great Northern War?

A

Charles XII of Sweden

121
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Name and year of decisive Russian victory in Great Northern War?

A

1709 Battle of Poltava

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