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Culture of Russia

  • SlavophiliaMoscow in the 1830s became the birthplace of Slavophilia, an intellectual movement that rejected Western European modernization.
  • Christmas in RussiaPrince Vladimir ordered the baptism of Rus' in the late 10th century, establishing Christmas as an official celebration.
  • RoerichismHelena Roerich was born in 1879 into a family of Ivan Shaposhnikov, a well-known Saint-Petersburg architect. Her mother belonged to the ancient…
  • Russian Orthodox ChurchThe Christianization of Kievan Rus' began in 988 when Grand Prince Vladimir the Great was baptized by clergy from Constantinople.
  • Russian BearThe coat of arms for Novgorod Oblast displays two brown bears standing side by side. This regional symbol appears on both the flag and the official seal of…
  • Russian tea cultureIn 1638, a Mongolian ruler presented four poods of tea to Tsar Michael. This gift weighed between 65 and 70 kilograms of dried leaves.