The Russian Empire: Catherine the Great Questions: 1. My empire was established by Ivan IV (the terrible). He was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in 1547. During his long reign‚ Ivan the Terrible expanded the already large Russian territory by taking over the three Tatar khanates: Kazan and Astrakhan along the Volga River‚ and Sibirean Khanate in Southwestern Siberia. So‚ by the end of the 16th century Russia was a multiethnic and transcontinental empire. 2. My empire handles different languages
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Bazarov: Proof that even a Nihilist can’t reject fate In the book Fathers and Children by Ivan Turgenev‚ the author introduces the reader to a character named Bazarov. Bazarov is often thought of as the main figure in the novel. He follows the idea of "nihilism". A nihilist is someone who only accepts things that have been scientifically proven and doesn’t believe everything that society tells them. The basic principle of being a nihilist is to negate everything which is impossible for a human
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In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich‚ the prisoners have been physically imprisoned in a Russian labor camp. The main character‚ Ivan Denisovich‚ has been sent to serve for eight years . In the camps‚ prisoners have no rights; it is cold; there is much intense labor; they are not fed sufficiently; and their lives revolve around survival. The prisoners work hard without any freedoms and gain nothing but personal satisfaction from the hard hours of labor. Everyday‚ the prisoners must fight
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e Human Jesus The painting ‘The Temptation of Christ’ by Ivan Kramskoi depicts the image of Christ as a true human being. The artist who was also one of the founders of the Society for Traveling Art exhibitions‚ in this portrait of Jesus Christ attempts to show the world a different side of Jesus. In this portrait he does not tell the story of ‘Jesus the son of God’ but of a man going through a difficult time of testing both physically and spiritually. The portrait also referred to as ‘Christ in
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your answer on specific examples taken from the texts which you have read.Writers do use their knowledge of their own backgrounds and the extensiveness but it usually depends from the theme of the story. The first novel I read “One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich” the author Alexander Solzhenitsyn uses his cultural knowledge‚ past to express how the brutal and shattering single day in the Gulag (soviet labor camp) of Shukhov (protagonist) is spent. As for the second novel I read “memoirs of Geisha”
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INTRODUCTION In this dissertation‚ I intend to explore how East European drawing and animation styles can be successfully incorporated into Western cinema‚ as there have not been too many animations or live-action movies that liberate themselves from the conventions of Hollywood. The ones that do subvert Hollywood conventions may either stand out with praise from critics or alienate the audience. This dissertation will examine a few of the most influential European animation artists‚ including
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Tolstoy’s ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich Leo Tolstoy is considered Russia’s greatest novelist and one of its most influential moral philosophers. Born to the family of russian provincial nobility and profoundly influenced by changes of society in Western Europe‚ he was a big supporter of abolition of serfdom in 1861 who believed that a true Christian could find lasting happiness by striving for inner self-perfection. If War and Peace was influenced by Romanticism‚ The Death of Ivan Ilyich‚ that came 20
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The Memoirs of Princess Dashkova Analysis Eloquent‚ brilliant‚ unorthodox‚ poise‚ and loyal – all of these unique characteristics allowed Dashkova to gain the highest regard among the members of the elite society and more importantly‚ to earn the respect of Catherine the Great. Dashkova is a peculiar female character. She’s fully narcissistic‚ but at the same time‚ rejects her recognition and claims herself as unworthy of the credits Catherine II had given her. In her autobiography The Memoirs of
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“Seventeen and half” (11) below zero and that is a warm day in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The climate is not the only challenging part of the Gulag; the fight to survive also includes a battle with one’s self and one’s fellow prisoners. If I were in the gulag‚ I think that the virtues of fortitude and hope would help me to survive. Two virtues that I would need to grow in to survive‚ I think are humility and charity. To be humble in the Gulag and submit oneself
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can be described as a passage one may undergo in order to reach a destination. Journeys can be both physical and emotional. As well as this journeys can be a positive and negative experience. The notion of journey is apparent is “Beneath Clouds” by Ivan Sen‚ as well as in related texts “Stand By Me” by Rob Reiner and “Bushwalking” by Phillip Rush. The idea of Journey in these texts is portrayed through obstacles‚ various poetic and film techniques. Beneath Clouds is a movie about a physical and
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