tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628163199720239796.post6265419484068518282..comments2023-05-31T09:05:13.729-04:00Comments on Russian History: Muscovite RussiaIgorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17917582041200570117noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628163199720239796.post-22675122166893999092008-02-22T18:25:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:25:00.000-05:00The mystery church looks like the Archangelski Tem...The mystery church looks like the Archangelski Temple in Kremlin, Moscow. That Temple was a place of burial for many aristocrats from Moscow's dynasty. This is a place where Dimitry Donskoi, Ivan the IIIrd, Ivan the Terrible and many others found their peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628163199720239796.post-81242278741970593812008-02-12T14:31:00.000-05:002008-02-12T14:31:00.000-05:00When I visited Russia in November. I had the oport...When I visited Russia in November. I had the oportunity to visit one of the cathedrals there. It was beautiful! The cathedral was filled with tradition. The paintings and sculptures were beautiful and you could tell it had a lot of history behind it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628163199720239796.post-77802957818906007322008-02-11T15:41:00.000-05:002008-02-11T15:41:00.000-05:00Most russian churches are "dark" and kind of depre...Most russian churches are "dark" and kind of depressing. The murals on the walls, the icons have quite severe facial expression. Those churches and cathedrals are suitable for grieving, crying and praying over your losses, but there is no joy inside those walls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628163199720239796.post-22095644398965609752008-02-08T21:41:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:41:00.000-05:00I've been to a few Western European Cathedrals in ...I've been to a few Western European Cathedrals in my travels, including St. Vitus in Prague. Although I've never actually been IN one of Russia's many famous cathedrals, I find both the design, and the colorful paint schemes more welcoming than the gargoyles and flying buttresses of Western Europe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628163199720239796.post-10326792262033032712008-02-07T16:39:00.000-05:002008-02-07T16:39:00.000-05:00I had always thought that Russia was an atheist st...I had always thought that Russia was an atheist state until I read this section of our text book. I learned that Russia was really far behind Western Europe and finally took up their baroque art to contribute to the decorations of the church in icons and paintings. The Russian peoples considered the Western Europeans as heretics because of their new reforms, and in turn refused to reform the Russian church when leaders wanted too, although they did take the new advances the Western Europeans came up with, such as, education, art, and advanced in education as time went on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com