Outlines of Russian Culture, Part 3 : : Architecture, Painting, and Music / / Paul Miliukov; ed. by Michael Karpovich.

This translation makes available to English readers the only comprehensive and thorough history of Russian culture in any language. Endowed with scholarly authority, it traces in broad outline the long rich story of the development of religion, literature, and the arts from their earliest manifestat...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Edition:Reprint 2016
Language:English
Series:Anniversary Collection
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Physical Description:1 online resource (166 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
I. ARCHITECTURE --
II. PAINTING: TO THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY --
III. PAINTING: SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY --
IV. ART IN SOVIET RUSSIA --
V. MUSIC --
EDITOR'S POSTSCRIPT --
BIBLIOGRAPHY --
INDEX
Summary:This translation makes available to English readers the only comprehensive and thorough history of Russian culture in any language. Endowed with scholarly authority, it traces in broad outline the long rich story of the development of religion, literature, and the arts from their earliest manifestations to modern times.The contrast of Christianity in Russia with the Western Church, the retarded development and then suddenly blooming of literature in the 19th century, the individuality of Russian genius in architecture, painting, and music are described and evaluated, the whole forming a penetrating insight into Russian backgrounds and character.For the convenience of those only interested in separate sections, the book is issued in three parts as standalone volumes:Part I: Religion and the ChurchPart II: LiteraturePart III: Architecture, Painting and Music
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781512804515
9783110442526
DOI:10.9783/9781512804515
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Paul Miliukov; ed. by Michael Karpovich.