Russian architecture - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Russian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Architecture - Medieval Rus' 988–1230
The medieval state of Kievan Rus' incorporated parts of what is now Ukraine and was centered around Kiev. Its influence on architectural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Architecture: Encyclopedia - Byzantine Architecture
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine empire. The empire emerged gradually after AD 330, when Constantine moved the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Architecture - Detailed Description
As early as the building of Constantine's churches in Palestine there were two chief types of plan in use: the basilican, or axial, type,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir: Encyclopedia - Vladimir
56°09′N 40°25′E Vladimir (Russian: Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. It is loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Russia: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Russia
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural Style: Encyclopedia - Architectural Style
Architectural style constitutes a mode of classifying architecture largely by morphological characteristics in terms of form, techniques,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia - Architectural History
Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture across the world through a consideration of various influences- a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Architecture - General Considerations
Early Byzantine architecture is essentially a continuation of Roman architecture. Prime examples survive mostly in Ravenna and Constantin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byzantine Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Byzantine Architecture - Byzantine Influence
Ultimately, Byzantine architecture in the West gave way to Romanesque and Gothic architecture. In the East it exerted a profound influenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia - Russia
The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Fed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Written Arts
In general, the written arts have a tradition in epigraphic inscriptions on stones, in early tombs, and on rarely found bamboo pieces tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia Ii - Kievan Rus' - The Golden Age Of Kiev
The region of Kiev dominated the state of Kievan Rus′ for the next two centuries. The grand prince (velikiy kniaz') of Kiev controlled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir - History
Vladimir - Foundation date controversy. The area occupied by the city of Vladimir has been inhabited by humans (at least intermittently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Art
Russian culture - Icon painting. Russian icon painting was inherited from the art of the Byzantine churches, and it soon became an offs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Onion Dome: Encyclopedia Ii - Onion Dome - Symbolism
The domes are often brightly painted; the colours symbolise different aspects of religion. Green, blue, and gold domes represent the Holy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - History
Russia - Ancient Rus. This section covers the pre-Russ ancient history of present Russia and its early medieval period, which is histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stalinist Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Stalinist Architecture - “stalin’s “seven Sisters” In Moscow
There are seven tall buildings in Moscow which were built in the 1950s - the so-called "Stalin's Skyscrapers". Moscow State University B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Western Architecture — Classical To Eclecticism
Architectural history - Classical architecture. Main article: Classical architecture The architecture and urbanism of the Greeks and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Traditional Visual Arts
Art works in metal, jade, works woven in bamboo or in textiles, have had a limited resurgence. The government of the republic has tried t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Sculptures
Three-dimensional formed arts are long historied but do not have much attention. They include these. See also: Korean glass art, Korean ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Calligraphy And Printing
Korean calligraphy is seen as an art where brush-strokes reveal the artist's personality enhancing the subject matter that is painted. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Musical Arts And Musical Theatre
The skill of contemporary Korean performing artists, who have had great recognition abroad, particularly in stringed instruments and as s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Visual Art
The slow constant growth of visual arts in Korea goes back almost 6000 years. It is characterized by disjunction, and by constant motion ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Humor
Russia gains much of its wit from the great flexibility and richness of the Russian language, allowing for plays on words and unexpected ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Media
Russian media began largely under the Soviet Union. However during this period all media was controlled by the government and many of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Cuisine
Main article: Russian cuisine Russia has a rich culinary history and offers a wide variety of soups, dishes made from fish, cereal bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Religion
Ethnic Russians have predominantly followed the Russian Orthodox church. However, during the Soviet era, Atheism was favored by the gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Literature
Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Dance
Dance is a significant element of traditional Korean culture. Special traditional dances are performed as part of many annual festivals a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Culture - Tourism
Russia has a rich cultural heritage that is embodied in the cities of Moscow with its Tretyakov Gallery, Bolshoi Theatre or the Kremlin's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stalinist Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Stalinist Architecture - The Influence Of Stalin On Soviet Architecture
It was Stalin's goal to "wipe clean the slate of the past...and rebuild the world from top to bottom." To do this, Stalin created an inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Economy
More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia is now trying to establish a market economy and achieve more co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Historic Architecture Dated Events
For the key architectural event(s) of any year in history, just search under ### in architecture, where ### is a year, as 23 BC in archit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Modern Architecture And Beyond
The instrumentalisation of Architecture as paraded by "form follows function" after "wiping the slate clean". Arts and Crafts Movement A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Performing Arts
In the performing arts, Korean storytelling is done in both ritualistic shamanistic ways, in the songs of yangban scholars, and the cross...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Demographics
Despite its comparatively high population, Russia has a low average population density due to its enormous size. Population is densest in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Economy
More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia is now trying to establish a market economy and achieve more co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Politics
The Russian Federation is a federal republic with a president, directly elected for a four-year term, who holds considerable executive po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Geography And Climate
The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the supercontinent of Eurasia. Although it contains a large share of the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia Ii - Kievan Rus' - Early History Of Kievan Rus′
According to the Primary Chronicle, the earliest chronicle of Kievan Rus′, a Varangian (Viking) named Rurik first established himself i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir - Sightseeings
Modern Vladimir is a part of the Golden ring of the ancient Russian cities and a significant tourist center. Its three chief monuments, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Painting
Out of these three examples, the Korean art framework can be seen and understood. Understanding contemporary Korean painting needs an und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia Ii - Kievan Rus' - Early History Of Rus′
According to the Primary Chronicle, the earliest chronicle of Kievan Rus′, a Varangian (Viking) named Rurik first established himself i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia Ii - Kievan Rus' - The Rise Of Regional Centers
Kievan Rus′ was not able to maintain its position as a powerful and prosperous state, in part because of the amalgamation of disparate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architectural History: Encyclopedia Ii - Architectural History - Modern Architecture And Beyond
The instrumentalisation of Architecture as paraded by "form follows function" after "wiping the slate clean". Arts and Crafts Movement A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Politics
The Russian Federation is a federal republic with a president, directly elected for a four-year term, who holds considerable executive po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Geography And Climate
The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the supercontinent of Eurasia. Although it contains a large share of the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Architecture - Imperial Russia 1712–1917
In 1712, Peter I of Russia moved the capital from Moscow to St Petersburg, which he planned to design in the Dutch style usually called P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Architecture - Late Muscovite Period 1612–1712
After the Time of Troubles the state and the church were bankrupt, and could not finance any construction works. The initiative was taken...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Architecture - Early Muscovite Period 1230–1530
The Mongols looted the country so thoroughly that even capitals (such as Moscow or Tver) couldn't afford new stone churches for more than...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Architecture - Middle Muscovite Period 1530–1630
In the sixteenth century, the key development was the introduction of tented roof into brick architecture. Tent-like roof construction is...   » Read the article