Final Study Guide
Here is the study guide for the Culture of Russia final. The final itself will be based on these questions, but not all questions will be on the final. It will be the same as the Mid-Term: 5 topics, at least 4 significant points for each, to be chosen from a selection of topics (not a selection of study questions).
Reminder: The final is on Thursday, May 3rd, in our usual classroom. Official time is 8:30, I may be delayed, but you’ll have plenty of time.
- What are the 7 Basic Elements of Plot in Magic Tales?
- What are the 7 Basic Functions of Characters in Magic Tales?
- What is specific to a male hero in a Magic Tale?
- What is specific to a female hero in a Magic Tale?
- What are Realistic-Anecdotal Tales?
- What are Epic Songs?
- What historical elements are included in epic tales?
- Who are the epic heroes and what are their main attributes?
- What are some stylistic devices used in epics?
- Since what period has the Russian folk costume been developing?
- What are some details of women’s costume and their function?
- What is the men’s dress like?
- What is the function of the belt?
- What is a kokoshnik? What are lapti?
- What kind of fabrics were used in traditional costumes?
- What kind of foodstuffs were (and still are) used in Russian cooking?
- Examples of seasonal (holiday) dishes.
- When was vodka introduced and what did people drink before then?
- What is a samovar?
- What are these saints patrons of, or what were they prayed to for: St Nicholas, St George, Elijah the Prophet, Paraskeva?
- What day was dedicated to Paraskeva?
- How is the devil usually referred to?
- What are the forms he prefers to appear as?
- What are the forms he avoids?
- What are strong means of warding against evil?
- What is the Domovoi?
- What is a Rusalka?
- What is the difference between the northern and the southern Rusalka?
- What kind of activities used to be associated with Christmas?
- Who was Lomonosov?
- What is his impact on Russian language and literature?
- What is the novel in verse Eugene Onegin about?
- What is so special about its verse?
- How long did it take Pushkin to write it?
- What famous derivative work was created based on Eugene Onegin and by whom?
- What are some differences between the Russian “Golden Age” and the Western European Romanticism?
- How did Pushkin die?