pictures #2

pictures #1

two articles

below are the links to two articles, the first focused on past past
history, and the second more focused on the specific time period in which
the play was written. they're long, but i think they have a fair amount of
light to shed on the religious/political climate and situation.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/125405?seq=2

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cmr_0008-0160_1991_num_32_3_2285

the next direction i hope to take with research is how the military ties
into all this...

- Jessie

russian orthodoxy

The following is the link to a video concerning the conflict between the
catholic church and the russian orthodox church. although it is current, i
think it is still a remarkable example of russian nationalism and
loyalism/efforts to keep russia as russian as possible, as well as the
strength of resolve of the russian people in all walks of life. it also
references back to when even the orthodox had to hide their faith or it
would be destroyed (and was often destroyed):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7esUOmVB8U8

a little bit of soul

Tatyana Tolstaya, the great grand niece of Leo Tolstoy, gives us insight
into "the Russian soul" (nickname for Russian spirituality) through a
contemporary lens.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974756,00.html

~olivia

How to sit if you're Gorky

How did men sit in 1901 Russia? Simple but practical question: Let's look
to Gorky!

Russian painting

Paintings depicting late 1800's and early 1900's Russia!!! Visual Learners
Welcomed!

http://www.russianpaintings.net/doc.vphp?id=128