Best Attractions and Places to See in Vladimir, Russia
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List of Best Things to do in Vladimir, Russia
Borodins' Blacksmith Shop
Holy Assumption Cathedral
Spoon Museum
Vladimir Suzdal Museum Reserve
Cathedral of Saint Demetrius
Vodonapornaya Bashnya Museum
Monument to Prince Vladimir And Saint Fedor
Golden Gate
Museum of Illusions and Sciences Da Vinci
Dmitriyevskiy Cathedral Museum
Соборная площадь – главное место города Владимира
Соборная площадь – главное место города Владимира.
Как правило, все экскурсии по Соборной площади начинают от ее центрального 22-метрового постамента, возведенного в честь 850-летия города, в 1958 году. Архитектура постамента отражает советское зодчество – в его вогнутых гранях помещены скульптуры воина, зодчего и рабочего. По замыслу создателей, скульптура олицетворяет прошлое и настоящее Владимира.
Среди других памятников площади можно назвать недавние – монумент в честь иконописца Андрея Рублева и памятнику князю Владимиру Красное Солнышко.
По левую руку от памятника Рублеву располагается великий Успенский собор – образец древнерусского зодчества, гордость нашей страны, являющийся мировым культурным достоянием.
Двигаясь дальше можно увидеть парк имени А. Пушкина, где установлен постамент крестителям Владимирских земель – святителю Федору и князю Владимиру Святому.
По периметру соборов также находится ряд старинных зданий. Например, здание Присутственных мест, где можно увидеть экспозиции, посвященные истории города, его усадьбам. Здесь же можно рассмотреть картинные галереи, музей дворянской усадьбы, проводятся многочисленные экскурсии.
Недалеко от здания Присутственных мест расположен собор Святого Дмитрия Солунского, где сейчас расположен музей посвященной древней и удивительной истории храма.
Vladimir the Great
Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great was a prince of Novgorod, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.
Vladimir's father was prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee to Scandinavia in 976 after his brother Yaropolk had murdered his other brother Oleg and conquered Rus'. In Sweden, with the help from his relative Ladejarl Håkon Sigurdsson, ruler of Norway, he assembled a Varangian army and reconquered Novgorod from Yaropolk. By 980 Vladimir had consolidated the Kievan realm from modern-day Ukraine to the Baltic Sea and had solidified the frontiers against incursions of Bulgarian, Baltic, and Eastern nomads. Originally a follower of Slavic paganism, Vladimir converted to Orthodox Christianity in 988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus'.
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YAROSLAVL: BEAR-SLAYERS, MERCHANTS, REBELS (Travelling around Russia,p.7)
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Moscow. Walking around the Kremlin Ring [4K]
Kitay Gorod, Bely Gorod and Zaryadye are the oldest districts of Moscow. On their territory are the Kremlin, Red Square, the oldest houses and monasteries. Today we will go around the ring around these areas, which is informally called the Kremlin Ring. This is the smallest circular route around the Kremlin. However, this is one of the most intense walks in the history of the city, since almost every building in it has historical significance. We will pay attention to some of the buildings when walking, however, we highly recommend to personally visit these streets and soak up the spirit of great Moscow!
00:05 - Okhotny ryad Street
00:50 - State Duma
02:35 - House of the Unions concert hall
03:03 - Teatralny Driveway
03:10 - Bolshoy Theatre and Teatralnaya Square
03:53 - Monument to Karl Marx
04:25 - TSUM and Maly Theatre
06:15 - Tretyakovsky Passage
08:05 - Central Children's Store
08:41 - Federal Security Service (early also known as KGB)
09:10 - Novaya Square
09:20 - Entrance to the metro station Lubyanka
09:40 - Museum Park
11:45 - Church of Ioann Bogoslov
13:30 - Heroes of Plevna
13:55 - Metro station Kitay Gorod
15:00 - Staraya Square
15:16 - Ilyinsky Public Garden
17:30 - Presidental Administration
22:50 - Kitaygorodsky Driveway
24:12 - A memorial board of Peter Stepanovich Neporozhny
24:30 - Kitaygorodskaya wall
26:00 - Concert Hall Zaryadye
27:10 - Moskvoretskaya Embankment
27:55 - Church of the conception of Anna
29:00 - Flying bridge in the park Zaryadye
33:11 - A little piece of Red Square
34:00 - Kremlyovskaya Embankment
35:24 - So-called Second Unnamed Tower
36:20 - So-called First Unnamed Tower
37:12 - Taynitskaya Tower
37:35 - Grand Kremlin Palace
39:15 - Annuctiation Tower
40:00 - Vodovzvodnaya Tower
42:27 - Borovitskaya Square
43:30 - Borovitskaya Tower
44:37 - Monument to Prince Vladimir
45:45 - Mokhovaya Street
45:55 - Metro Station Borovitskaya
46:50 - Russia State Library
48:05 - Monument to Feodor Dostoevsky
50:46 - Science library of the Moscow State University
51:52 - Central Exhibition Hall
Minin and Pozharsky (1939) movie
The film is about the Time of Troubles, Russia's struggle for independence led by Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin against the Polish invasion in 1611–1612.
Minin and Pozharsky (1939) movie
Genres: Drama, History
Production Co: Mosfilm
Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin
Writing Credits: Viktor Shklovsky
Music by Yuri Shaporin
Cinematography by Anatoli Golovnya, Tamara Lobova
Cast:
Aleksandr Khanov as Kuzma Minin
Boris Livanov as Knyaz Pozharsky
Boris Chirkov as Roman
Anatoliy Goryunov as Getman Khodkevich
Lev Sverdlin as Grigori Orlov
Vladimir Moskvin as Stepan Khoroshev
Sergey Komarov as Knyaz Trubetskoi
Yevgeniy Kaluzhsky as Ivan Zarutskiy
Lev Fenin as Smit
Mikhail Astangov as King Sigismund
Ivan Chuvelyov as Vaska
Vladimir Dorofeyev as Nelyub Ovtsin
Yevgeni Gurov as De Mallo
Yelizaveta Kuzyurina as Pozharskiy's wife
Nina Nikitina as Palashka
Nikolai Nikitich as Fedor Zotov
Pyotr Sobolevsky as Anokha
Naum Rogozhin
Mikhail Gluzskiy
Russian Art - 8 Sculpture
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Historia del Arte:
Land of the Art:
Main characteristic of russian sculpture is monumentality. Has a strong relation with its history and great dramatism. At the beginning it was not very developed due to the prohibition of idolatry. After the changes of Peter I, sculpture began to seem like european sculpture.
Attention: information here extracted from russian wikipedia. Could’t find english source. Suggestions welcome.
Ancient Russia
Scarce, mostly in reliefs in churches. Wood is favourite material.
Reliefs of St. George’s cathedral.
Reliefs in cathedral of Demetrius
Lyudogoschensky cross. Of wood.
Muscovite Period
Polychromed wooden sculptures.
St. George by Vasili Yermolin.
Relief of St. George and the dragon in Rostov Kremlin, XV century.
Relief of St. George and the dragon, XVII century.
John, archbishop of Novgorod.
St. Nicholas.
Imperial Russia - Baroque
Peter I the Great occidentalizes Russia. Interest in classical sculpture.
Summer garden. Full of sculptures. Monument to Ivan Krylov and Venus Tauride, found in excavations in Rome.
Neptune, from unknown author.
Carlo Rastrelli will work for the tsars. The portraits are developed. Peter I. Alexander Menshikov. Anna Ivanovna. Peter I in Mikhailovsky Castle.
In XVIII century baroque sculpture is dominant. More portraits. The Palace of Catherine (already appear in Imperial Period chapter) is full of sculptures. I put a detail of the facade and Atlas.
Nicolas François Guillet: Peter I, Shuvalov.
Fedot Shubin: Ekaterina II, Alexandr Golytsin
The master of all is Étienne Maurice Falconet, french sculpture who makes the Bronze Horseman, the amazing Monument to Peter I the Great.
Imperial Russia – Neoclassicism
Happens at the end of XVIII century.
Fedor Gordeev: Prometheus, tomb of Alexandr Golytsyn.
Ivan Martos: Actaeon copy and in the fountain of Peterhof.
Theodosius Shchedrin: Marsyas, Venus, Diane.
Ivan Prokofiev: Morpheo, Actaeon, Union of the Volkhov and Neva rivers.
Michael Kozlowski: Yakov Dolgorukov burning the decree, Polycrates, Alexander the Great’s vigil, Suvorov in Mars Field, Catherine II.
Samson Fountain in Peterhof: it has sculptures of many authors, among them, Kozlowsky and Martos.
XIX Century
It reflects the develop of the nation and the social concience of russian society. In 1812 happen the war against Napoleon, that generated great patriotism.
Admiralty: the first two images, about nymphs and a fame genius playing the victory.
Triumphal arch in Moscow.
Rostral columns: commemorative columns of a naval battle.
General Staff building: it is in front of Winter Palace.
Lady of milk with broken jug by Sokolov.
Project of tombstone of Kozlowski by Pimenov.
Minin and Pozharski, by Martos, a bronze statue in the Red Square in Moscow, in front of St. Basil cathedral. It commemorates these two persons because they created a voluntary army to end the Period of Troubles in 1612.
Boris Orlovsky: Kutozov and of Barclay of Tolly in Kazan cathedral, Alexander column (two images).
Fiodor Tolstoi: created medallions about the war of 1812.
Galberg: Faun, Portrait of Ivan Martos.
Ivan Vitali: relief in St. Isaac cathedral, Venus, Old fountain in Moscow.
Alexander palace sculptures: first image of the palace, Pimenov, Loganovsky, Kreytan, Podozerov.
Genre scenes: Boy in bath by Ivanov, Peasant in trouble by Chizhov, First Step by Kamensky.
Peter Klodt: one of the greatest. Nicholas I, to Ivan Krylov, in Anichkov bridge (the rest).
Millenium of Russia: patriotic monument to commemorate the 1000 years of russian state. General concept by Mikeshin. Appear many characters of russian history. Painting by Bogdan Villevalde.
Catherine II by Mikeshin, Chizhov and Opekushin.
Pushkin by Opekushin.
Ivan IV by Antokolsky.
XX Century
Ivan Fedorov by Volnukhin.
Pushkin by Robert Bach.
Alexander III by Trubetskoy.
Birth of Fabergé, animal scenes and little figures. Mazeppa by Nicholas Liberia, Cossack by Lanseray, Poodle by Fabergé (they have more animals).
Anna Golubkina: Portrait of Tolstoy, Old Age.
Alexander Matveev: tomb of Borisov-Mutasov.
Sergey Konenkov: Kamneboets, Torso, Nike.
XX Century – Soviet Period
Tatlin tower.
Monument to the Victims in Mars Field.
Lenin in House of Soviets by Anikushin.
Worker and Kolkhoznitsa by Mujina.
XX Century – Great Patriotic War
Liberator Warrior by Vucetic.
Michael Ephrain in Vyazma.
Chernyakhovsky by Tomsky.
1200 Guardians by Mikenas.
XX Century – End of century
Mamayev Kurgan.
Statue of Motherland: a very big statue, similar to a nike commanding the troops for war.
Music: Pólyushko-Pole by Irfan Kaya [Полюшко-Поле]
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Memorial day of The Romanov Saints-Bekhit Fahim
The canonization of the Romanovs was the elevation to sainthood of the last Imperial Family of Russia - Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei - by the Russian Orthodox Church. The family was killed by the Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918 at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg; the site of their execution is now beneath the altar of the Church on Blood. They are variously designated as new martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and as passion bearers by the church inside Russia.
The family was canonized on 1 November 1981 as new martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. They were canonized along with their servants, who had been killed along with them. The canonized servants were their court physician, Yevgeny Botkin; their footman Alexei Trupp; their cook, Ivan Kharitonov; and Alexandra's maid, Anna Demidova. Also canonized were two servants killed in September 1918, lady in waiting Anastasia Hendrikova and tutor Catherine Adolphovna Schneider. All were canonized as victims of oppression by the Bolsheviks. The Russian Orthodox Church did not canonize the servants, two of whom were not Russian Orthodox: Trupp was Roman Catholic, and Schneider was Lutheran.
Alexandra's sister, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna, who was murdered by the Bolsheviks on 18 July 1918, was canonized on 1 November 1981 as New-Martyr Elizabeth by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, along with Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Igor Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Konstantine Konstantinovich of Russia, Grand Duke Sergey Mikhaylovich of Russia, and Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, and Elizabeth's faithful companion, Sister Varvara Yakovleva, who were all killed with her. Fyodor Remez, Grand Duke Sergei's personal secretary, who was killed as well, was not canonized. They are known as the Martyrs of Alapaevsk.
In 1992, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna and Varvara Yakovleva were canonized as New-Martyr Elizabeth and New-Martyr Barbara by the Moscow Patriarchate. The grand dukes and others killed with them were not canonized.
On 20 August 2000, after much debate, the Romanov family was canonized as passion bearers by the Moscow Patriarchate.
Stepan Degtyarev: Minin and Pozharsky or The Liberation of Moscow (1811)
Stepan Anikiyevich Degtyarev
Opera/Oratorio: “Minin and Pozharsky” or
“The Liberation of Moscow”
Stepan Anikiyevich Degtyarev (Степан Аникиевич Дегтярёв) (1766 – 5 May 1813), was a renowned Russian composer of Ukrainian origin of the late 18th century. He was most famous for his nationalistic Russian Choral Music.
His oratorio Minin and Pozharsky or The Liberation of Moscow (1811) concerned the 1612 liberation of Moscow from Polish occupation during the Time of Troubles interregnum by the Second Zemschina Army led by Kuzma Minin-Sukhoruk, a fishmonger, and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky.
The Time of Troubles 5 (1598-1613) is the time after the death of Fyodor I 6, the last Russian tsar of the Rurik Dynasty (1157-1598). Boris Godunov (c.1551-1605) who during the reign of Fyodor I had been de facto regent of Russia from c.1585 to 1598 became the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. His short reign was not as successful as his administration under the weak Fyodor I. After the death of Boris Godunov Russia suffered a period of dynastic crisis and overall internal chaos. The throne was vacant; the great nobles (boyars) quarreled among themselves; the Orthodox Patriarch Hermogenes was imprisoned; Catholic Poles occupied the Moscow Kremlin and Smolensk; the Protestant Swedes occupied Novgorod; continuing Tatar raids left the south borderlands of Russia completely depopulated and devastated, and enormous bands of brigands swarmed everywhere. During the Polish--Muscovite War (1605--1618), in Russia called the Polish invasion or Polish intervention Moscow fell into Polish hands. The nation rose together under the leadership of Kuzma Minin, a Nizhny Novgorod merchant, and Prince Pozharsky. They gathered an all-Russian volunteer army and expelled the forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from Moscow, thus putting an end to the Time of Troubles in 1612. In the battle for Moscow they liberated the city. On November 1 (New Style) 1612 the invaders retreated to the Kremlin and some weeks later the nearby Polish army was forced to retreat. The garrison in the Kremlin surrendered to the triumphant Pozharsky. In 1613 Mikhail I (1596-1645) was elected the first Russian Tsar of what became the house of Romanov (1613-1917). (Ref: Wikipedia)
A.Salnikov Tenor
Anatolji Babykin Bass
Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra Orchestra,
Moscow State Academic Choir Chorus
Andrey Kozhevnikov, Conductor
00:00 Overture
07:46 Act I
22:46 Act II
57:13 Act III
Artwork:
1. St. Basils Cathedral.-Minin-and-Pozharsk
2. The-monument-to-Minin-and-Pozharsky-by Alexander Senin
3. Photo: a_different_aspect_hdr_by_isik5-d2zssw8
4. Monument-to-Minin-and-Pozharsky by Anton Khoff
5. Minin-and-Pozharsky by Mikhail Scotti (1850)
6. The ill Prince Dmitry Pozharsky admits Moscow ambassadors by Wilhelm Kotarbiński
Российская империя. Серия 8. Александр I. Часть 2
Российская империя. Проект Леонида Парфёнова
Александр I. Часть 2
Отечественная война 1812 года.
Бородинская битва, сдача Москвы, первые партизаны, переправа через Березину, изгнание Наполеона из России.
Заграничный поход русской армии, разгром Наполеона, взятие Парижа и оккупация Франции.
Священный союз монархов.
Деятельность Аракчеева и военные поселения.
Царство Польское.
Начало Кавказской войны — самой долгой в истории империи.
Село Яраг — столица газавата.
Новый стиль империи — Русский ампир.
Кризис царствования, болезнь и смерть Александра I; легенда о старце Фёдоре Кузьмиче.
Российская империя. Серия 10. Николай I. Часть 2
Российская империя. Проект Леонида Парфёнова
Николай I. Часть 2
Создание жандармерии — Третьего отделения Его Императорского Величества Канцелярии.
Триада «православие, самодержавие, народность».
Новый российский гимн «Боже, царя храни».
Спор «западников» и «славянофилов».
Кавказская война.
Александр Герцен и его «Колокол».
Подавление Венгерской революции.
Официальная культура — скульптор Клодт, баснописец Крылов, архитектор Тон, художник Айвазовский.
Крымская война.
Севастопольская катастрофа.
Крах николаевской России.
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Российская Империя: Николай II, часть 3. [16/16] [English Subtitles]
Российская Империя. Николай II. Часть третья.
* Горький, Бунин, Шаляпин — «властители умов».
* «Богостроительство и богоискательство».
* Первая мировая война.
* Самсоновская катастрофа и Брусиловский прорыв.
* Убийство Распутина Февральская революция, Ленин в Цюрихе, отречение Николая.
Российская Империя: Николай II, часть 2. [15/16] [Eng Sub]
Российская Империя. Николай II. Часть вторая.
* Русский политический терроризм.
* Первая Государственная Дума.
* Распутин.
* Столыпинские реформы.
* М. Горький и его партийная школа для рабочих на Капри.
* «Серебряный век» русской культуры — поэты-символисты, русский модерн, Русские сезоны в Париже.
* Убийство Столыпина, 1913-й год — последний мирный год империи — расцвет экономики, 300 лет дому Романовых.
* Рост преступности, русская порнография.
Острог: в тіні історії | Ostroh: in the shadow of history
Острог: в тіні історії - це гранично новий погляд на сучасний стан давнього міста, яке пережило розквіт, занепад і вже другий десяток років постає з попелу. Фільм спробує показати закулісся урбаністичних процесів, їх складність та неоднозначність. Розповісти про те, чого не помітиш на старих вулицях неозброєним оком, однак варте того, щоб бути почутим.
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Ostrog: w cieniu historii - to zupełnie nowe spojrzenie na dzisiejszy stan starożytnego miasta, które przeszło kwitnienie, rozpadło się i pojawiło się z popiołów przez drugą dekadę. Film postara się pokazać za kulisami procesów miejskich, ich złożoności i niejednoznaczności. Powiedz nam, czego nie zauważasz na starych ulicach gołym okiem, ale warto je usłyszeć.
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Ostrog: in the shadow of history - this is a completely new look at the present-day condition of the ancient city, which has undergone a flowering, decay and has been appearing from the ashes for the second decade. The film will try to show behind the scenes of urban processes, their complexity and ambiguity. Tell us what you do not notice on the old streets with the naked eye, but it's worth being heard.
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Их обоих готовили к передаче власти в обход прямых престолонаследников: Павла Петровича и его сына Александра. Вот только Павлу пришлось ждать долгих тридцать четыре года ради четырех лет правления. Александр Павлович, более всего стремившийся жить частной жизнью и не видящий себя в роли монарха, твердой рукой руководил империей почти четверть века. Император Павел I представлялся себе идеалом средневекового рыцаря на троне. Подданные же считали его безумцем, боялись и ненавидели. Александр I, не в пример отцу, умел покорять себе человеческие умы и души. Его называли Благословенным. Однако в душе своей император и самодержец Всероссийский носил ад. До конца своих дней...
Формат: историческая реконструкция
Жанр: докудрама
Год производства: 2013
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Оператор-постановщик: Иван Бархварт
Композитор: Борис Кукоба
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Moscow | Wikipedia audio article
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- Socrates
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Moscow (; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskvá, IPA: [mɐˈskva] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17 million within the urban area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city (both by population and by area) entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.
Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled, going from 1,091 to 2,511 square kilometers (421 to 970 sq mi), resulting in Moscow becoming the largest city on the European continent by area; it also gained an additional population of 233,000 people.Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it Europe's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its architecture, particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its colourful architectural style. With over 40 percent of its territory covered by greenery, it is one of the greenest capitals and major cities in Europe and the world, having the largest forest in an urban area within its borders—more than any other major city—even before its expansion in 2012.
The city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and the subsequent Tsardom of Russia to the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union and the contemporary Russian Federation.
Moscow is the seat of power of the Government of Russia, being the site of the Moscow Kremlin, a medieval city-fortress that is today the residence for work of the President of Russia. The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square are also one of several World Heritage Sites in the city. Both chambers of the Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) also sit in the city. Moscow is considered the centre of Russian culture, having served as the home of Russian artists, scientists and sports figures and because of the presence of museums, academic and political institutions and theatres.
The city is served by a transit network, which includes four international airports, nine railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground rapid transit systems in the world, the Moscow Metro, the fourth-largest in the world and largest outside Asia in terms of passenger numbers, and the busiest in Europe. It is recognised as one of the city's landmarks due to the rich architecture of its 200 stations.Moscow has acquired a number of epithets, most referring to its size and preeminent status within the nation: The Third Rome (Третий Рим), the Whitestone One (Белокаменная), the First Throne (Первопрестольная), the Forty Soroks (Сорок Сороков) (sorok meaning both forty, a great many and a district or parish in Old Russian).
Moscow is also one of the twelve Hero Cities. The demonym for a Moscow res ...
List of Russian scientists | Wikipedia audio article
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List of Russian scientists
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Russian Enlightenment | Wikipedia audio article
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Russian Enlightenment
00:01:12 1 Early developments
00:02:16 2 Catherine the Great
00:03:58 2.1 Foreign policy
00:06:57 2.2 Politics
00:10:34 2.3 Culture
00:14:33 2.4 Economics
00:17:06 2.5 Catherine and Voltaire
00:32:50 3 Education
00:35:20 4 Arts
00:36:20 4.1 Opera
00:38:47 4.2 Other music
00:40:11 5 Freemasonry
00:41:29 6 Aftermath
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The Russian Age of Enlightenment was a period in the 18th century in which the government began to actively encourage the proliferation of arts and sciences, which had a profound impact on Russian culture. During this time, the first Russian university was founded, a library, a theatre, a public museum, as well as relatively independent press. Like other enlightened despots, Catherine the Great played a key role in fostering the arts, sciences, and education.
The national Enlightenment in the Russian Empire differed from its Western European counterpart in that it promoted further modernization of all aspects of Russian life and was concerned with abolishing the institution of serfdom in Russia. The Pugachev Rebellion and French Revolution may have shattered the illusions of rapid political change, but the intellectual climate in Russia was altered irrevocably. Russia's place in the world was debated by Denis Fonvizin, Mikhail Shcherbatov, Andrey Bolotov, Ivan Boltin, and Alexander Radishchev; these discussions precipitated the divide between the radical, western, conservative and Slavophile traditions of Russian thought. Intellectuals often used the term prosveshchenie, promoting piety, erudition, and commitment to the spread of learning.