Architectures of Russian Identity, 1500 to the Present

by James Cracraft

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From the royal pew of Ivan the Terrible, to Catherine the Great's use of landscape, to the struggles between the Orthodox Church and preservationists in post-Soviet Yaroslavl--across five centuries of Russian history, Russian leaders have used architecture to project unity, identity, and power. Church architecture has inspired national cohesion and justified political control while representing the claims of religion in brick, wood, and stone...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801488281

ISBN13:9780801488283

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:2.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 7.1" x 10.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Architecture History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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