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Russian Culture

     Every staging of "Evgeniy Onegin" and "The Queen of Spades" by Tchiakovsky, "Boris Godunov" by Musorgskiy, "Tsar's Bride by Rimskiy-Korsakov and "Prince Igor" by Borodin is a remarkable cultural event. Russian opera singers and musicians are world-famous. 

     Opera fans of Paris, London, Barlin, Milan and New York applauded to Feodor Shalyapin. Some superb performances of tthis richly talented opera singer were shown in those cities at the beginning of the 20th century. 

     Great Russian conductors Valeriy Gergiv, Vladimir Spivakov and State Chamber Orchestra "The Moscow Virtuosi" are todays's idols of classical music fans all over the world, Russian ballet, its rich traditions and famous names of the ballet dancers are the most important cultural symbols of Russia. Russian school of classical ballet is considered to be the best in the world.

     Classical ballet came into Russia in the 18th century. By the end of the 19th century the national school of ballet had finally formed. It has concentrated achievements of the best ballet schools of the world and enriched their with Russian national dance traditions.

     Sergei Diagilev's "Russian Seasons" project of the 20th century beginning had a great importance for the Russian musical and dancing art.  

     Russian opera and ballet actors' performances organized in Europe by Sergei Diagilev achieved much success in Paris, London, Rome, Berlin and other cities.

      One of the greatest ballet dancers -Anna Pavlova - was one of the <<Russian Seasons>> stars. Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Michail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nuriev were included to the world ballet history in the 20th century.

     Nowadays Russian classical ballet traditions are supported and developed by dancers and choreographers not only from Russia but from all over the world.

     Ballet <<Swan Lake>> by Tchaykovskiy attracts crowds of ballet fans, as hundred years ago. Visits to ballet or opera are included into Many tourism programs in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

     Great masters of Russian advance-guard of the 20th century have brought priceless contribution into the world art.

Russian art

     They have generated new aesthetics of art, architecture and design. The works by Kazimir Malevitch and Vasily Kandinsky are being explored by critics of various countries. 

     Well-known <<The Black Square>> by Malevitch (of 1915) is kept in Moscow, at the State Tretiakov Gallery. Especial place among the cultural symbols of  Russia is occupied with its architectural monuments. The development of Russian culture is inseparably linked with religious tradition. The Orthodox Christianity came into Ancient Russia in the 10th century.

     Churches, cathedrals and monasteries constructed in different centuries reflect spitituality of Russia. It is possible to name cultural symbols of the country of Blessed Basil's Cathedral in the centre of Moscow, whitestone Temple of Protection on the Nerl river, unique Cathedral of Transfiguration (Preobrazhenskaya) in Kizhi. The Hermitage, Russian Museum and Mariinski Theatre in Saint Petersburg, the Bolshoy Theatre and Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow are recognized as significant symbols of cultural Russia.

     Folk art is also very important for culture of Russia. Russian fine arts, literature, music and danding art have incorporated centuries-old national cultural traditions and achievements.

     Originality and national peculiarity are reflected in folklore and tales, in traditions of national crafts.

     Having visited Russia one can get such remarkable souvenirs as samovar from Tula, Gzhel ceramics, Palekh caskets, trays from Zhostovo and many other things.

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Cultural tourism in Russia

     Russia is the country with the richest historical and cultural heritage. For many centuries different people with their own cultural and religious traditions have been living there. Visiting Russia one can discover the great heritage of the Russian history and culture reflected in numerous monuments.

     Considerable quantity of Russian historical monuments is located in its European part.

     Tourists visit Moscow and Saint Petersburg museums and theaters, admire ancient churches of the Golden Ring and Northwest of Russia, and explore folk art traditions.

     Russian culture is connected with the conversion to Christianity in many respects. Remarkable monuments of the old Russian architecture and unique icons are remained till the present days. Russian epoch of culture was being in the flower of development in the 18th century. The world famous enduring masterpieces of the Russian classical literature, music and fine arts were created in the 19th century. Russian modernism of the beginning of the 20th century was also very important for the global culture development. Having journy through Russian cities, attending museums and going sight-seeing one has the best chance to get unforgettable impressiosn of Russia.

     Moscow and Saint Petersburg are the largest cultural centers of Russia and its main tourism destinations. Each of these cities is rich in sights. Various excursions are offered there. One can admire beautiful architectural masterpieces of different epochs, learn much interesting about Russian history, museums and theaters. Moscow is a bright, dynamical megapolis where the history and the modernity are deeply intertwined. Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia after Moscow. Saint Petersburg impartially is considered to be the "Cultural capital" of Russia. Tourists can infinitely discover architectural ensembles of the city and its suburbs, well-known Hermitage, Mariinskiy Theatre, canals and bridges.

     The Golden Ring cities are very popular for their white stone churches and monasteries. River cruises Moscow - Saint Petersburg including excursions to the Russian North, cruises over the Volga River become more and more popular. Having made such a travel one can explore Russian history, culture and traditions more deeply.

     Mysterious,boundless Siberia offers a big number of cultural sights to you: shamanism traditions and throat singing of Tyva, Buddhist temple of Buryatiya, historical towns along the Trans-Siberian Railway and mystical Baikal.

     This article will help you to discover Russian cultural and its main cultural and tourist sights during your visit to great country.

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Russian Culture

     Russia has made a priceless contribution to the world culture. Russia has given to the world not only great classics and fine arts masterpieces but the entire schools. Russian drama school of Stanislavsky and ballet school are the world-famous ones.

     Russian literature is known all over the world. The books by Lev Tolstoy and Feodor Dostoevsky are known the same as the works by Shakespeare and Dumas. "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", "Crime and Punishment" are translated almost translated all-most into all languages.

     "Evgenie Onegin" by the great Russian poet Pushkin is included into the list of world literature masterpices of the 19th century. Many remarkable books were written in the 20th century, for example "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov and "Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Yasnay Poliana Museum

 Yasnaya Poliana Memorial Estate of Lev Tolstoy is located in 200 kms to the south from Moscow. Cultural festivals and international literary meetings are held here.
     There are many places in Saint Petersburg related to Dostoevsky and Pushkin, as well as to the characters of their books. Pushkinskie Gory (Pushkin Hills) is a literary memorial places in Pskov Region on the northwest of Russia. Every year the International Pushkin Poetry Festival is held there.
     Russian Classical music is well-known too. The best orchestras in the world play the symphonies by Peter Chajkovskiy, Sergey Rahmaninov and Alfred Shitke.