A Brief Introduction to Russian Formalism Zhu Gang In the heyday of high modernism emerged a group of college students and young faculty in Moscow and Petersburg‚ Russia‚ whose interest was claimed to be literature per se. They were few in number‚ but their unmistakable insistence on the ideal status of literary study and stubborn pursuit for its realization has marked the beginning of a new era‚ and produced profound influence on the subsequent development of contemporary Western critical
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Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russian imperialism in the nineteenth century was aimed chiefly at: A.Persia B.Central Asia C.China D.Canada E.Eastern Europe Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Russia’s railroad network radiates outward from Moscow‚ thereby providing the city with a high degree of: A.inaccessibility B.centrality C.diversity D.continentality E.complementarity Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following cities is located in Italy’s
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Not very long ago when people mentioned ballet‚ they thought of Russian ballet. In fact ballet came to Russia relatively late. It brought traditions from many other countries‚ mainly from France and Italy. Actually Tsar Nicholas I was ready to spend great sums of money on the dance companies‚ so ballet got recognition in the capital at St. Petersburg and in Moscow. The Russian ballet dates back to 1847. It was the year when Marius Petipa‚ a young French dancer‚ arrived in St. Petersburg. He found
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This article was published in a slightly different form as Chapter 10 of Joint Ventures in Europe‚ Tottel Publishing‚ 2008. Joint Ventures in the Russian Federation Hermann Schmitt White & Case‚ Moscow 1 Hermann Schmitt Partner 1 General background 1.1 Joint ventures under Russian law Russian law currently does not provide a specific definition of ‘joint ventures’.2 In broad terms‚ a joint venture is a structure involving two or more independent entities that decide to work together
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Russian Cuisine Presentation Food traditions are vary around the globe. Some people start the day with a heavy breakfast‚ some eat a light breakfast‚ well for me I don’t even eat breakfast sometimes. Others have a heavy lunch or heavy supper. Russians have a long cultural history that stretches back centuries. Their food traditions are not that different from many other European cultures‚ but they do have their differences. Breakfast Generally‚ a traditional Russian breakfast is warm and healthy
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Russian formalism was an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s. It includes the work of a number of highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars such as Viktor Shklovsky‚ Yuri Tynianov‚ Vladimir Propp‚ Boris Eichenbaum‚ Roman Jakobson‚ Boris Tomashevsky‚ Grigory Gukovsky who revolutionised literary criticism between 1914 and the 1930s by establishing the specificity and autonomy of poetic language and literature. Russian formalism exerted a major influence
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revolutionary figure that helped to ignite the Russian Revolution‚ and built up the Red Army during the civil war. In his early days‚ Trotsky founded the South Russian Worker’s Union‚ leading to his imprisonment in Siberia. After Trotsky managed to escape from prison‚ he changed his name to Leon Trotsky‚ and was able to join Vladimir Lenin and the Socialist Democratic Party. By 1905 Leon Trotsky became the leader of the movement against the Russian Tsar Nicholas II‚ which lead to Trotsky’s arrest
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Russian Absolutism From the middle of the sixteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century three rulers stand out‚ remaining significantly more influential than other rulers of the period of Russian history. During the two hundred and fifty year period Russia witnessed three enlightened rulers‚ Ivan IV‚ Peter I‚ and Catherine II. Yet their enlightened dispositions were merely facades to hide ulterior motives of gaining more absolute power. They primarily sought to increase their power on
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Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources The question of this investigation is: “To what extent was Leon trotsky more valuable to the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution‚ rather than Vladimir Lenin‚ his superior?” The Russian Revolution was a key turning point in Russian history and in many ways is responsible for shaping the country into what it stands as now. At the helm of the revolutionary group‚ the Bolsheviks‚ was Vladimir Lenin and directly beneath him stood Leon Trotsky. It
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short-term causes that contributed to the 1917 Revolution By early 1917‚ the existing order in Russia was on the verge of collapse. The spark to the events that ended tsarist rule was ignited on the streets of Petrograd in March 1917. Driven by shortages of food and fuel‚ crowds of hungry citizens and striking workers began spontaneous rioting and demonstrations. The Rominov dynasty was to end after 304 years‚ bought down by the March 1917 revolution. There were many long term causes such as the
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