Daniel Kogan
Maria Koutovenko
Russian 1070
25 January 2015
Bogatyrs
Victor Vasnetsov was born in 1848 in village called Lopyal (Wikipedia). He was destined to be a priest just like his father, but because of his passion for art, he ended up in academy of arts in Saint. Petersburg, where he was professionally taught. Victor’s first painting were of views and landscapes, Then he moved to painting historical pieces, and finally Russian mythology (Olga's Gallery). One of his most famous painting is called “Bogatyrs” (oil on canvas), through which he portrays the bravery, pride and heroism, of the three legendary Bogatyrs: Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich and Aliosha Popovich, while they are guarding the Russian borders.
In the picture “Bogatyrs” the three heroes are presumably after a long journey to protect the Russian border. All the green in the picture represents the peace in Russia. To distinguish the Bogatyrs, the painter drew them on a field that is closer to the eyes of the viewer and is very different from the background; light – colored in contrast to the background which is dark. The steppe in the background is where the nomads are, the ones that are a threat to Russia.
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Dobrynya’s white horse is princely and Nobel, just like him. It stands proudly with its chest, and looks like it is ready to attack when its owner is ready. Even the horse’s settle is gold and red, just like Dobrynya’s armour. Ilya’s horse is shaggy and heavy, and looks very powerful, mighty, and strong like its owner. The horse, similarly to Ilya is very calm, but according to the legend, if only it moves the earth will shake – indicates how powerful it is. Alyosha’s horse, like himself is very simple. It looks like it a peasant’s horse. The horse will not survive in a face – to – face battle, but if Alyosha retains a safe distance and uses his bow against the enemies it will. (Tanais
George Atzerodt punishment and trial were unjust. He did not have a fair trial because the people were biased to the union. He also didn’t get the punishment he deserved his crime because of the trial being unjust. He was forced to kill the vice president but he backed out of it.
...bject of divination. The horse to the Germans is the most trusted species of augury and at public expense they have white horses kept in sacred groves for the taking of auspices which is conducted by noting the horse's various snorts and neighs.
Media. The main means of mass communication regarded collectively. It comes in the form of t.v., radio, newspapers, magazines etc. The media has a way of portraying a story in a way that they want it to be seen by audiences. In other words, the media only tells us only what they want us to hear; which, may or may not be the truth or include the entire story. The media is always looking for the next best story and the competition to be the first one on the scene can be intense. A documentary by 9.14 Productions tells the story of a man and his art collection; The Barnes Foundation.
Bakst started painting at a very young age, when he was eleven Bakst entered a portrait of the poet Vasily Zhukovsky to an art competition, which he won. That awakened his parents into seeing that Bakst had a real talent in painting and drawing, yet they did not believe that a young man during this time could pursue a career in art. At the age of sixteen Bakst applied to the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg but failed the entrance exam, and after he was admitted a year later he was expelled from school due to a very realistic yet inappropriate rendition of the Pietà. Bakst remained in St. Petersburg, which had a rich and flourishing night and theatrical life...
As Matthew J. Bruccoli noted: “An essential aspect of the American-ness and the historicity of The Great Gatsby is that it is about money. The Land of Opportunity promised the chance for financial success.” (p. xi) The Great Gatsby is indeed about money, but it also explores its aftermath of greed. Fitzgerald detailed the corruption, deceit and illegality of life that soon pursued “the dream”. However, Fitzgerald entitles the reader to the freedom to decide whether or not the dream was ever free of corruption.
In “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop, the narrator attempts to understand the relationship between humans and nature and finds herself concluding that they are intertwined due to humans’ underlying need to take away from nature, whether through the act of poetic imagination or through the exploitation and contamination of nature. Bishop’s view of nature changes from one where it is an unknown, mysterious, and fearful presence that is antagonistic, to one that characterizes nature as being resilient when faced against harm and often victimized by people. Mary Oliver’s poem also titled “The Fish” offers a response to Bishop’s idea that people are harming nature, by providing another reason as to why people are harming nature, which is due to how people are unable to view nature as something that exists and goes beyond the purpose of serving human needs and offers a different interpretation of the relationship between man and nature. Oliver believes that nature serves as subsidence for humans, both physically and spiritually. Unlike Bishop who finds peace through understanding her role in nature’s plight and acceptance at the merging between the natural and human worlds, Oliver finds that through the literal act of consuming nature can she obtain a form of empowerment that allows her to become one with nature.
As the ancient civilizations of the west grew their empires, they encountered something so powerful, beastly, and strong that no man could hold down with his own two bare hands, nor could they be tamed. As centuries go on, men learned the ways of the horse and learned to ride upon their backs. They found them to be a key component in transportation, carrying goods, and warfare. As time went on, for every footprint of a human left behind in the wet mud, there was a hoof print not far from the footprint. Ancient Greeks believed that the horse was a gift from the gods, and they were greatly valued in their society.
George McClellan was born to an affluent Philadelphia family in the year of 1826, as shared by the New World Encyclopedia (2014 par. 3). At age 20, military academy graduation placed McClellan in the U.S. Army of Engineers as second lieutenant. His early combat encounters lived in the Mexican-American War and furthered McClellan to and past first lieutenant to Captain (Pagles 28-29). With wartime aside, McClellan’s work included surveillance of bodies of water, railroads and foreign defense systems (Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom). At the start of the Civil War, McClellan drove the Ohio Army to West Virginia as their Major General. Two battles in and McClellan was a regular hero. In August of 1861, McClellan followed President Lincoln’s instruct to design and lead the Potomac Army as Commander and then as General in Chief (New World Encyclopedia 2014). After McClellan failed to impress with expected action towards Richmond, his position was returned to Army Commander (Pagles 39-42).
Morning, sorry if I have replied late. My name is Erick Von Vessel whose brother is Antonius Von Vessel. I was born in 1860 in Indiana. I am a man who’s against the war. I remember well that Rodger Baldwin was part of a group of 20,000 conscientious objectors inducted in the army under the Selective Service Act. The government hoped these men would renounce their objections and offer loyal service to the war effort. In late 1918, Baldwin was found guilty of violating the Selective Service Act and served one year in prison.
The Roaring Twenties is considered to be a time of excessive celebration and immense corruption. The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a criticism of American society and its values during this era of history. This criticism is first apparent in the people who go to Gatsby's parties. They get absurdly drunk, do not know who their host is and are rude by excessively gossiping about him. This commentary is also shown in the corruption of the police. Gatsby is able to pay off the police so that the activities going on at his home will go unnoticed and so that he may behave as he wishes. This criticism is finally shown in the corruption of friendship and love, the simple fact being that there is none. People use Gatsby and then throw him away. Fitzgerald's criticism of American society and its values during this time period is first shown in the behaviour of people at Gatsby's parties.
Themes of hope, success, and wealth overpower The Great Gatsby, leaving the reader with a new way to look at the roaring twenties, showing that not everything was good in this era. F. Scott Fitzgerald creates the characters in this book to live and recreate past memories and relationships. This was evident with Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship, Tom and Daisy’s struggling marriage, and Gatsby expecting so much of Daisy and wanting her to be the person she once was. The theme of this novel is to acknowledge the past, but do not recreate and live in the past because then you will not be living in the present, taking advantage of new opportunities.
In the early twentieth century, the Russian born painter Wassily Kandinsky, was well known as the leader of the abstract movement. Kandinsky was born in Moscow on December 4, 1866, in which he discovered his love for drawing and painting. Kandinsky was inspired by Monet which resulted in the desire for him to experiment different ways using color on canvas. Kandinsky’s love for art started when he was just a young boy. His parents were both interested in music; however, their marriage ended in divorce leaving five-year-old Kandinsky with his aunt in Odessa. With his aunt he learned to play the piano and cello in grammar school and also studied drawing with a couch. Kandinsky followed the wishes of his parents and went to law school at University of Moscow. After he realized that a career in law wasn’t for him, he decided to abandon his career and move to Munich to devote his time and effort to art (Bio.com 1).
Kasimir Malevich Kasimir Malevich, a Russian painter and designer, was born near Kiev on February 26, 1878 (Guggeheimcollection.org) and was “one of six children from Russified Poles” (Articons.co.uk). While living in Ukraine, he became absorbed into art during his teens, “largely teaching himself” the basics (Articons.co.uk). After saving his money “from his job as a railroad clerk” (Articons.co.uk), Malevich enrolled in the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1903 and began to study art more seriously. Later he trained at Kiev School of Art and Moscow Academy of Fine Arts and “produced portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes” in his early stages of his career (Artstudio.com). By 1907 Malevich “took part in the Moscow Artists' Society's twice yearly exhibition along with such artists as David Burliuk, Aleksander Shevchenko and Natalia Goncharova” (Articons.co.uk).
For days I tried to imagine that horse, whom God had spoken so gloriously of, I tried to Imagine myself there, with Job and his friends, watching a horse scatter Its enemies on the battle field. Trying to imagine the horse rearing up and Whinnying and snorting as the trumpets sounded. I tried to imagine the rider, tried to imagine his feeling of might, to feel the power of having such a powerful, fearsome, mount. I wanted to describe the horses power in my own words, but the book of Job seems to cover it all. I can only describe the feeling of awe to see its muscles stretch and push and pull as it dashes across the land. At first I could barely form an image at all. I knew the only way to describe it was to see it. See it I would. One day my family had headed over to the theater, the movie, war horse. By then I had nearly forgotten about my fascination with the p3
John Bramblitt spent most of his childhood in hospitals, experiencing his first seizure at two and being diagnosed with severe epilepsy. At seven he had his kidney removed and at eleven he suffered more seizures than before, later leading the doctors to diagnose him with Lyme disease. To cope with the constant hospital stays, Bramblitt turned to art. However, as time went on, and Bramblitt’s new treatments began, his seizures increased and both his heart and his breathing to would stop during each episode, causing damage doctors could not repair.