Articles related to "Tsarist Russia"

Examination of the Russian "Go to the People" movement, a student exodus to the peasant countryside with the goal of encouraging a revolution.

Most women in Russian rural villages were mothers whose roles required that they give birth to many children, feed those children, work in the fields, and endure abuse.

Mothers of children born in rural Russia had to deal with a variety of diseases even with little medical care readily available.

Marx founded the philosophy and ideology of Marxism, whilst Lenin eventually established the first Marxist state in the form of the Soviet Union.

Ukrainian eggs, Faberge eggs, and Rusyn pysanky are holdovers from pre-Christian pagan rituals that now symbolize Easter.

Midwives or village grandmothers used folk medicine to aid the delivery of babies in rural Russia, and mothers returned to their work in the fields after delivery.

Difficult lives were made more difficult in peasant Russia by lack of proper nutrition and supervision, common ailments like diarrhea, and domestic violence.

Inter-ethnic tensions in the pre-revolution Russian Empire were commonplace, but the pogroms against Jews in Kishinev gained worldwide notoriety.

Babies in rural Russian villages were cared for according to traditions passed down through generations, like swaddling, using hanging cribs, and using soskas.

Russian peasants lived in houses that necessitated animals and humans sharing quarters and created unhealthy living conditions.

The dream of living as a free people in their ancestral homeland remained a cherished wish and unfulfilled longing for centuries in the heart of every Jewish family.

The course of Russian history was heavily dependent upon peasants, whose lives were lived and lost in accordance with the whim of authority.

The culture of the peasantry in Russia made the practice of wife-beating expected. Domestic violence was a normal way of subjugating household members.

Alexandrite, named after young Tsar Alexander in the 1830s, displays a color change from emerald green to red by artificial light. Considered a gem of joy and good omen.

Life for the lower classes in Russian history was one of hard work, poverty, and subordinance from medieval Russia to the period of Revolution.

Ilya Repin made social commentaries through his paintings that describe Russia as it was during his lifetime. His art expresses complex emotions and humanity.

One of the most well known of the class of military martyrs and soldier saints of the Early Christian Church. He is depicted in art tied to a post and pierced with arrows

What started off as a strike ended up with artillery and the Tsarist Imperial Guard putting down a full fledged revolt that forever after left the Presnia district Red.

The second part of 'Russian Dramatic Greats' focuses on the dramatic works of Nikolai Gogol and on his innovative contributions to19th century Russian theatre.