FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
A Look at Russian Culture
Lesson 4 Starter
RUSSIAN CULTURE
• Russian culture is rich and diverse
• Its influence has been global
• Russian literature, philosophy, art, classical music,
ballet and architecture are considered to be some of
the best in the world
RUSSIAN
CULTURAL
INFLUENCES
•
Both Asia and Europe are
reflected in Russian culture
•
The Russian Orthodox
church has a unique style in
architecture and art
•
Russian folklore influenced
its literature
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•
Russian dolls are a famous export
•
Fabergé eggs were decorated with
priceless jewels and much loved by
the Russian Royal family
Russian is world-famous for its
plays, novels and short stories
Tolstoy is considered one of the
greatest novelists ever!
'WAR & PEACE'
BY TOLSTOY
IS IT THE BEST NOVEL EVER?
RUSSIA & THE CLASSICS
Russian ballet and classical music is
performed worldwide
Famous Russian composers include
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev
Tchaikovsky wrote the ballets Swan
Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The
Nutcracker
The Bolshoi Ballet was founded in
1776
THE COLD WAR & THE SPY NOVEL
•
Fiction has often been
inspired by the rivalries
between great powers
•
In the 20th Century, writers
embraced the spy novel
•
As Communism took hold in
Russia, and as the arms race
for nuclear weapons began,
tension between Russia and
the West took a significant
turn
•
James Bond is the most
famous fictional secret agent
from this period
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