in harsh conditions is The Barge Haulers on the Volga by Realism genre painter, Ilya Repin. This painting was painted in 1873 on the basis of numerous studies and portrait sketches collected young painter while traveling along the Volga River in 1870, and was a testament to his creative spiritual maturity. In one of the letters to Stasov, Repin wrote that the theme of the painting was born under the impression seen on the Neva River and Volga River scenes: festively dressed gentlemen strolling and
and longest river” (Curtis 125). Because Russian geography was so diverse and unlike that of any other country, Russia developed a culture that was unique and different from others. Throughout history, mountains such as the Ural Mountains, rivers such as the Dnieper River, and plains such as the Russian steppes have served an important role in the development of Russian culture and beliefs. Mountains have served as a natural barrier, and have limited Russian expansion, while rivers have made Russia
From its vast mountains to its extending rivers, Russia has been blessed with a variety of geographical features which have aided its preeminence in history. These features have immensely affected how Russia developed throughout the years. Russia is known to be the largest country in the world: it stretches about six thousand miles across Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. Because of its vast size and abundance of land, Russia has various different geographical features. It consists of the Eurasian
Russia is a huge landmass and covers a vast amount of the earth’s surface area. Being so large, Russia contains a huge variety of different geographical features. There are several mountains, rivers, bodies of water, climate zones, and population centers in Russia. Most of the development in Russia is located in its core area, east of the Ural Mountains. There are several countries around Russia that used to be parts of a larger union called The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, however, in
After five months of fighting, the Germans 6th army was finally forced to surrender, halting Hitlers push into Russia and providing the Red Army with momentum for the remainder of the war. What started as an attempt to take control of a city on the Volga river, turned into the turning point of the entire war for Hitler. Although Operation Barbarossa failed to defeat the Russians earlier in the war, victories by Rommel in Northern Africa, had stabilized the front in Russia, and provided Hitler with confidence
forces. Many of Russia’s urban and suburban terrains can be attributed to the presence of the Volga, the longest river in Europe at 3,510k (Aliprandini, 2016). The Volga has aided in the development of several major Russian cities (Garrels, 2010). With over 40% of the country’s population residing in or around the river basin, it is one of the most important geographical terrain features (Garrels, 2010). The river has helped to expand and mold the culture of Russia since the early 1800’s. Its wide channel
sent south of Stalingrad and into the Caucasus to seize the main Russian oil supplies. The two brigades would then surround Stalingrad and capture the city. Stalingrad, located right on the banks of the Volga river, would be the key city in cutting the river off from the rest of Russia. The Volga River was the lifeline to many other important Russian cities and if the Germans were able to control it, then the entire Eastern front would be theirs. Along with the Germans, their Axis allies of Hungary
era in Russia areas in southern Siberia, the Ural Mountains, the lower Volga river, and the Kuznetsk Basin were degraded tremendously. The land and water resources there cannot be repaired. The soil in western Siberia, the Volga River Basin, and Caucasus have suffered from wind erosion and resource mismanagement. Many dams created during the soviet era lacked a fish ladders destroying the fish pollution in the Kuban and Don river basin. In addition to disturbing the wildlife around them, the dams have
is larger than the surface area of Pluto, and Russia contains nine total time zones. Russia is approximately 6.6 million squared, to put it into perspectives, Russia is about ten times the size of Alaska, and is also made up mostly of plains and rivers. Russia is mainly comprised of about eighty percent Russians, about four percent Tatian and one percent Ukrainian, with many more minorities not listed and four percent are not confirmed. Russia’s borders consist of fourteen countries: Azerbaijan
Attila and his Hunnic Empire Who was Attila Attila was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his rule, he was one of the most fearsome enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. He invaded the Balkans twice and marched through Gaul (modern France) as far as Orléans before being defeated at the Battle of Châlons. He refrained from