Imperial Russia

Beginning with Medieval princes, study the major historical developments that shaped Russian history. Discover the roots of Russian Church music, the effect of European influence, and the development of Russian music and art under the Rurik and Romanov Tsars. We’ll examine architecture, folk art, and the key contributions of Russian authors Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoi. We conclude with the gorgeous works of the Ballets russes and the rise of revolutionary art and music in the early Soviet period.

Module 1Russia and the West
Unit 1Video 1
Unit 2Module 1 Gallery
Unit 3Terms, Figures, Places
Unit 4Exercises in the Cyrillic Alphabet
Unit 5Assignment: Russia and the West
Module 2Orthodox Music and Art
Unit 1Features of Orthodoxy
Unit 2Video 2
Unit 3Transliteration Practice 2
Unit 4Cyrillic Transliteration Practice: The Olympics
Unit 52: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 6Assignment: Orthodox Singing
Unit 7Quiz: Modules 1-2
Module 3The Riuriks
Unit 1Video 3
Unit 2Riurik Gallery
Unit 3Transliteration Practice 3
Unit 43: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 5Assignment: The Riuriks
Module 4The Early Romanovs
Unit 1Video 4
Unit 2Early Romanov Gallery
Unit 34: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 4Assignment: Peter the Great
Unit 5Quiz: Modules 3-4
Module 5The Tsarinas
Unit 1Video 5
Unit 25: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: Anna and Elizabeth
Module 6Catherine the Great
Unit 1Video 6
Unit 26: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: Catherine the Great
Unit 4Mid-Term Test
Module 7Napoleonic Russia and Folk Art
Unit 1Video 7
Unit 27: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: Napoleonic Invasion and Folk Art
Module 8Pushkin
Unit 1Video 8
Unit 28: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: Pushkin
Unit 4Quiz: Modules 7-8
Module 9The Golden Age
Unit 1Video 9
Unit 29: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: The Golden Age
Unit 4Assignment: A Life for the Tsar
Module 10Russian Realism
Unit 1Video 10
Unit 210: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: Russian Realism
Unit 4Gallery: Vasily Surikov
Unit 5Gallery: Aivazovsky
Unit 6Gallery: Nikolay Ge
Unit 7Gallery: Ilya Repin
Unit 8Quiz: Modules 9-10
Module 11Final Flowering of Imperial Russia and the Ballet Russes
Unit 1Video 11
Unit 211: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: Last Flowerings of Imperial Russia
Module 12The End of Imperial Russia
Unit 1Video 12
Unit 212: Terms, Events, Personages, Places
Unit 3Assignment: The End of Imperial Russia
Unit 4Review: Modules 7-12
Unit 5Final Test Review Sheet
Unit 6Final Exam
Unit 7Final Exam Afterword
Unit 8Course Completion Survey