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