Russian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Russian language, beginning with the Christianization of Kievan Rus in the late 10th century. The unusual shape of Russian literary history has been the source of numerous… … Universalium
Russian literature — This article is about literature from Russia. For the song by Maxïmo Park, see Our Earthly Pleasures. Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian language literature of several independent nations once … Wikipedia
RUSSIAN LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The Jewish impact on Russian literature may be traced back 900 years to the period when that body of writing was still the common patrimony of a people that was to emerge later as three distinct East Slavic ethnic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Physiologist (Russian literature) — Originally, Physiologist was an ancient collection of stories about nature, which probably appeared in Alexandria in 200 300 A.D. The ancient Russian Physiologist ( ru. Физиолог) in its 15th century version is a translation from Bulgarian. The… … Wikipedia
Russian Language and Literature — • Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo European family Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russian Language and Literature Russian Language and Literature … Catholic encyclopedia
Russian Symbolism — was an intellectual and artistic movement predominant at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. It represented the Russian branch of the Symbolist movement in European art, and was mostly known for its contributions to Russian… … Wikipedia
Russian language — Russian русский язык (russkiy yazyk) Pronunciation [ˈrusʲkʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] Spoken in Russia, countries of the fo … Wikipedia
Russian roulette — ( ru. Русская рулетка) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger. Russian refers to the country of origin of the… … Wikipedia
Russian postmodernism — refers to the cultural, artistic, and philosophical condition in Russia since the downfall of the Soviet Union and dialectical materialism. With respect to statements about post Soviet philosophy or sociology, the term is primarily used by non… … Wikipedia
Russian language in Ukraine — Russian is the major minority language in Ukraine. It is the most common first language in Donbass and Crimea regions, the most commonly used language in east and south of the country as well as in its capital, Kiev, and the most widespread… … Wikipedia
Russian Synodal Bible — ( ru. Синодальный перевод, The Synodal Translation) is a Russian non Church Slavonic translation of the Bible commonly used by the Russian Orthodox Church [ [http://www.krotov.info/library/bible/comm3/perevody.html Krotov.info] ] , Russian… … Wikipedia