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RUSSIAN CULTURE
By: Brianne D. and Daniel
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RELIGION
 Russian Orthodox
 Judaism
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Russian Orthodox is part of the
Christian Religion it is the biggest of
all the Eastern Orthodox churches
the only Christian church that is
bigger is the Roman Catholic
church.
Judaism began as the religion of
the small nation of the Hebrews.
And through thousands of years
Judaism has continued to be a
profoundly influential religion and
culture.
 Islam
 Christianity
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Islam is a monotheistic type of
religion. Islam is one of the fastest
growing religions of the world.
Adherents are called Muslims.
Christians believe that Jesus is the
son of God and that Christ was
nailed to a cross and was killed.
ART, MUSIC, AND LITERATURE
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Russia has a very rich tradition of art, music, and literature.
Russian ballet dancers are famous all around the world
Composer Peter Tchaikovsky wrote some of the worlds favorite ballets
including Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker Suit
His 1812 overture celebrated the Russian defeat against the French in 1812
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov used Russian folktales and tunes in his operas and
other works
Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird came from a Russian legend
Poet Alexander Pushkin protested the lack of freedom under the Czars
Leo Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace recounts how Russians rallied to defeat the
French in 1812
Author Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote many novels that told about Russian life
during the late 1800s
In the 1970s Alexander Solzhenstein wrote novels that told about the harsh
conditions of Communist society