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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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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Purpose‚ Components and Victim Impact Statements Judges typically rely on presentence reports prepared by probation officers in drafting sentencing decisions. Probation officers usually prepare these reports during a several-week interval between the conviction and the date set for sentencing. The probation officer (or a social worker or psychologist working for the probation department) first interviews the defendant and checks the defendant’s criminal record. The probation officer usually gets
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dictatorship of the government. The GULAG‚ which is called “Correction By Forced Labor”‚ became a cheap labor force formed by prisoners. The economic system needs were responsible for GULAG formation that possessed both punitive and economic functions for Russian industry. The use of GULAG cheap physical labor in remote areas of the country made a significant contribution to the industry. Initiated by Lenin shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 the GULAG expanded widely during Stalin’s era
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How Russian Mafia Influences Russian Economy Alena Nekrashevich Economics 201 Nicolas Pologeorgis NOVA College 1 December 2012 Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………….3 The Birth of the Russian Mafia…………………………………………………………….4 Protectionism………………………………………………………………………………4 Weapon Power of the Thieves in Law…………………………………………………….5 The Mafiosi Influence over Bureaucratic Power…………………………………………..5 A Threat to an Economic Safety…………………………………………………………
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Russian literature: History Overview Russian literature has long been a cultural focus of the entire world. It’s not surprising that the formation of Russia’s first literary traditions goes back to the first century. The adoption of Christianity boosted the development of literacy‚ philosophy and theological literature. The earliest literary works were not written in the Russian language but in Old Church Slavonic which was developed in the 9th century by Greek missionaries Cyril and Methodius
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Russian culture has a long history. “In fact early Russia was not exactly ‘Russia‚’ but a collection of cities that gradually coalesced into an empire. In the early part of the ninth century‚ a Scandanavian people known as the Varangians and their leader Rurik invested in one of these first cities‚ Novgorod. Rurik’s successor‚ Oleg extended the power of the city southward and established Kievan Rus‚ which is now Ukraine” (Ancient). Russians are known to be very proud of their country and traditions
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CBC Paper Group Two Russian culture ------ Food Russian culture is associated with the country of Russia and‚ sometimes‚ specifically with ethnic Russians. It has a rich history and can boast a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of the arts‚ especially when it comes to literature and philosophy‚ classical music and ballet‚ architecture and painting‚ cinema and animation‚ which all had considerable influence on the world culture. The country also has a rich material culture and a strong
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) Russian Cuisine To my mind‚ delicious food is one of the greatest pleasures in our life. Russian cuisine is original food. Russian people usually have meals three times a day. In the morning they have breakfast‚ in the afternoon — dinner and in the evening it’s time for supper. Let us start with breakfast. This meal doesn’t usually take much time to prepare‚ due to the fact that people‚ as a rule‚ are in a hurry for work‚ school or somewhere else. It may include just sandwiches‚ fried or
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In 1917 the most important Russian Revolution event occurred; this milestone was the emancipation of women; when women ’s oppression was overcome. This was the first time the complete economic‚ political and sexual equality of women was put on the historic agenda. The main priority was not only to defend women rights but to also defend human rights and liberties. They also wanted to support family as a community not only from the public but also from the government. The equality of family rights
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