Russian Myths
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Russian Myths
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Author : Elizabeth Warner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Russian Myths written by Elizabeth Warner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Social Science categories.
This introduction to Russian mythology begins with the coming of Christianity to the state of Kievan Rus' at the end of the 10th century, heralding a state of co-existence between pagan and Christian practices that came to be known as dual faith.
Tsar And People
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Author : Michael Cherniavsky
language : en
Publisher: New Haven, Yale U.P
Release Date : 1961
Tsar And People written by Michael Cherniavsky and has been published by New Haven, Yale U.P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with National characteristics, Russian categories.
The author traces the ruler cult from its tenth-century origins to its demise late in the nineteenth century, pointing out that the princes of Russian history are seen as saints both through their actions and through their function as mediator between God and people.
Encyclopedia Of Russian And Slavic Myth And Legend
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Author : Mike Dixon-Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1998-12-08
Encyclopedia Of Russian And Slavic Myth And Legend written by Mike Dixon-Kennedy and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-12-08 with Religion categories.
This volume offers the first comprehensive guide in English to the myth and legend of the Russian Empire and other Slavic countries and peoples. There are few stories more stirring than those of ancient Russia. Russian and other Slavic beliefs weave a rich tapestry in which real-world elements coexist with those from fantasy, such as dragons, monsters, and shape-changing wolves. Though Russia adopted Christianity as the state religion in A.D. 988, paganism remained popular through the end of the 19th century and survives in isolated pockets even today. In Russian myth and legend, Christian themes are interwoven with pagan ideas: dragons fight priests, saints encounter nymphs, and witches enter the kingdom of heaven. Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend includes extensive historical, geographical, and biographical background to deepen the reader's understanding of the myth and legend. Numerous illustrations are included in this fascinating volume, which will be of great interest to students, scholars, and everyone who wishes to explore the cultural heritage of ancient Russia.
Terror And Greatness
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Author : Kevin M. F. Platt
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-15
Terror And Greatness written by Kevin M. F. Platt and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-15 with History categories.
In this ambitious book, Kevin M. F. Platt focuses on a cruel paradox central to Russian history: that the price of progress has so often been the traumatic suffering of society at the hands of the state. The reigns of Ivan IV (the Terrible) and Peter the Great are the most vivid exemplars of this phenomenon in the pre-Soviet period. Both rulers have been alternately lionized for great achievements and despised for the extraordinary violence of their reigns. In many accounts, the balance of praise and condemnation remains unresolved; often the violence is simply repressed. Platt explores historical and cultural representations of the two rulers from the early nineteenth century to the present, as they shaped and served the changing dictates of Russian political life. Throughout, he shows how past representations exerted pressure on subsequent attempts to evaluate these liminal figures. In ever-changing and often counterposed treatments of the two, Russians have debated the relationship between greatness and terror in Russian political practice, while wrestling with the fact that the nation’s collective selfhood has seemingly been forged only through shared, often self-inflicted trauma. Platt investigates the work of all the major historians, from Karamzin to the present, who wrote on Ivan and Peter. Yet he casts his net widely, and "historians" of the two tsars include poets, novelists, composers, and painters, giants of the opera stage, Party hacks, filmmakers, and Stalin himself. To this day the contradictory legacies of Ivan and Peter burden any attempt to come to terms with the nature of political power—past, present, future—in Russia.
Contemporary Russian Myths
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Author : Jurij I. Družnikov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Contemporary Russian Myths written by Jurij I. Družnikov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Authors, Russian categories.
Essays On Russian Folklore And Mythology
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Author : Felix J. Oinas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Essays On Russian Folklore And Mythology written by Felix J. Oinas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Folk literature, Russian categories.
Encyclopedia Of Russian And Slavic Myth And Legend
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Author : Mike Dixon-Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Abc-Clio Incorporated
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Encyclopedia Of Russian And Slavic Myth And Legend written by Mike Dixon-Kennedy and has been published by Abc-Clio Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Reference categories.
Covers the myths and legends of the Russian Empire at its greatest extent as well as other Slavic people and countries. Includes historical, geographical, and biographical background information.
Mother Russia
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Author : Joanna Hubbs
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1993-09-22
Mother Russia written by Joanna Hubbs and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-09-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
"Joanna Hubbs has found the trace of Baba Yaga and the rusalki and Moist Mother Earth and other fascinating feminine myths in Russian culture, and has added richly to the growing interest in popular culture." -- New York Times Book Review "... brave... fascinating... immensely enjoyable... " -- Times Higher Education Supplement "... a stimulating and original study... vivid and readable." -- Russian Review "An immensely stimulating, beautifully written work of scholarship." -- Francine du Plessix Gray "Joanna Hubbs has provided scholars... with a wealth of significant interpretive material to inform if not reform views of both Russian and women's cultures." -- Journal of American Folklore A ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural force.
Contemporary Russian Myths
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Author : Yuri Druzhnikov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Contemporary Russian Myths written by Yuri Druzhnikov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History in literature categories.
Essential Russian Mythology
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Author : Pyotr Simonov
language : en
Publisher: HarperThorsons
Release Date : 1997
Essential Russian Mythology written by Pyotr Simonov and has been published by HarperThorsons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Enter the mysterious world of Russian myth and legenda world alive with spirits, of wolves that talk, of super-human heroes, magical spells, and strange encounters. Ranging from oral traditions of the first Slavs, who practiced earth-centered spirituality, to medieval stories centered in Orthodox Christian beliefs, this collection includes tales of wood nymphs and female spirits along with the story of Prince Vladimir, victor over ancient pagan gods.