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RUSS/INTST 342 M OSCOW ! M OSCOW ! BYU-I DAHO H OMEWORK L ESSON 1.13 N AME : ___SAN TUE TRAN________ С ЕГОДНЯ В Р ОССИИ – T ODAY IN R USSIA : C URRENT E VENTS On our I-Learn page, you will find “Сегодня в России – Today in Russia”. Choose one of the news sites (or your own, if you have a favorite). Read through some of the headlines about what is happening in Russia today . Select an article, read it, and complete the following:  Briefly summarize the main points of the article . “How are Muscovites react to Alexei Navalny’s death”. Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent domestic critic, died in an Arctic prison on Friday at age 47, sparking outrage and an outpouring of tributes from his supporters while President Vladimir Putin stayed silent. Here are some of what they said: “Who was to blame? No one. He died in prison after all”, “Russia is the last bastion of common sense”, “I don’t know, I wasn’t there” (Most answered), “It’s a tragedy” (most answered), “I am sad, shock,” “I am sad for him as a person, but not as a politician”, “I am glad because there is one less bad person in the world (when asked to explain what he meant, he just said ‘no thank you’), “I think his death was planned. Vladimir Putin tried his best (anonymous)”, “Putin was definitely to blame (bravest lady who shows her face).  Describe one thing you learned from it about “What makes Russians ‘Russian’?” . The majority of Russians live in fear, trying their best to watch their words. Others tell the truth but they chose to remain anonymous with their face blurred. Extremely few dared to say Putin was the one who was behind this because apparently they have had enough. F IGES N ATASHA ’ S D ANCE Before you read this lesson’s readings from Natasha’s Dance and complete the following, go back to this lesson’s links on I-Learn and find the V ISUALS document that accompanies this lesson. Open it and have it accessible as you read these sections of Natasha’s Dance . There are multiple references to art in this section and many of these works have been collected in the V ISUALS document. Being able to see them as you read will greatly enhance your reading experience. Read Section 4 of Chapter 3 (p. 171-82) and complete the following. There are art works connected to Pictures at an Exhibition in the Visuals document (p. 1-3) that are mentioned in this section. Natasha’s Dance: Moscow! Moscow! 3.4 – How did Stasov, Mussorgsky, and the others of the Mighty Five try to distinguish themselves from Tchaikovsky and other Russian composers and artists of the time? Why do you think they did this? Be specific . ( ~ 50-word response )

R USS /I NTST 342 P AGE 2 OF 4 M OSCOW ! M OSCOW ! H OMEWORK L ESSON 1.13 The Mighty Five wanted something real and closer to the native soil rather than classical and Westernized. They wanted what was authentically Russian. They integrated village songs, Cossack and Caucasian dances, and the tolling of church bells into their composition. They wanted to produce Russian life in Music. They wanted to forget about the formal rules of elaboration or development that other more formal Russian composers had stuck with over time. It was time to bring Russia to life in music. Russian artists wished to abandon Western European ideals and develop their own art. They aimed to convey the significance of history and Russia's past. They depicted historical scenes and the people's native customs, while examining the social gap between the people and the modernizing state. Read Section 5 of Chapter 3 (p. 182-90) and complete the following. There are two art works by Surikov (p. 4 & 5) in the Visuals document that are mentioned in this section. Natasha’s Dance: Moscow! Moscow! 3.5 – Why did Mussorgsky focus his creative energies on historical figures and periods of time such as Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina ? Be specific. ( ~ 50-word response ) Mussorgsky often portrayed the Russians as dark and passive force, and he was also deeply inspired by the conflict between the people and the Tsar. Hence, the Time of trouble and Russian history in general became the motive force of the drama for the artists. ‘History is my nocturnal friend. It brings me pleasure and intoxication’, said Mussorgsky. Both Boris Godunov time and Khovanshchina time were greatly troubled era, and Mussorgsky managed to express his pessimistic vision of old Russia in them. Read Section 6 of Chapter 3 (p. 190-98) and complete the following. There is a work by Savrasov (p. 6) in the Visuals document that is mentioned in this section. Natasha’s Dance: Moscow! Moscow! 3.6 – In what ways did Pavel Tretiakov, Russia’s greatest private patron of the visual arts, help art and artists break free from the bureaucratic control of St. Petersburg? Why was this important for Russian art? Be specific . ( ~ 50-word response ) The artists considered Treyakov’s purchase of painting a public recognition of painter, which was a great honor. His gallery attracted many outstanding individuals of the time, and he collected arts from many talents. He had perfect understanding of the vibrant connection of the past and the present in the development of Russian culture. It was under Tretyakov that the collection of drawings and water-colors began to take shape. He took pride in the Old Russian collections, sought to break free from the bureaucratic controls of St Petersburg, looked to Moscow and the provinces for an independent market and identity. Without him, the wanderers (the group of artists seeking to promote greater understanding of art and depict the daily realities of Russian population) would not have survived the first hard years of independence.

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