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Week 1 (Jan. 19, 20, 22) - Assignments

[Mon], [Tues], [Thurs]

To other weekly assignments: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14].

MONDAY - January 19

(History before Peter-the-Great. Moscow. The Kremlin. The Russian (Cyrillic) Alphabet)

WEB TOPICS:

Historical Time-Line
*Timeline. From "Face of Russia." WETA-TV. With RealPlayer you can also get audio clips of some of the highlights along the timeline. Lots of additional information if you click on the highlighted topics.
Early Russian History
*Chronology of Russian History: The Kievan and Appanage Periods. Chronology plus links to web sites on this period--from Bucknell University page.
*House of Rurik. Family tree (from Bucknell University site).
The Early Settlements. A page from (old) Russia Net.
Moscow History
State Historical Museum. Home page. Descriptions of collections.
*History of Moscow. A page from The Moscow Guide.
*City History. From (old) Russia Net. [Follow the story of the development of Moscow through the given topics--from "The City Grows," to "Peter the Great."]
The Early Days of Moscow. A page from the (old) Russia Net.
The Czarist Empire. Another page from the (old) Russia Net.
Moscow the Third Rome. [Primary Source] Excerpts from the monk Filofei. (On the University of Durham site.)
The Kremlin
*The Kremlin. Copyright © 2001-2002 Moscow Hotels, JSC.
*Kremlin Tour. From The Moscow Guide.
*Moscow Kremlin. Home page. [Russian version only operable right now.] Includes: map, history, exhibitions, museum collections, etc.
Tsar Aleksei Mihailovich (Peter's father)
Samuel Collins on the Court of Aleksei Mikhailovich (1670). (Eye witness account) From the "Documents of Russian History" site.
The Russian (Cyrillic) Alphabet
Russian Alphabet. With sound (from the Funet website).
The Cyrillic Alphabet. The alphabet written and spoken. (Reader: Natasha Bulashova.)
The Russian Alphabet. Another version of the alphabet (from Middlebury). This includes rules of pronunciation, etc. [Click the next page arrow at the bottom of each page to follow the lecture through to the end.]
The Cyrillic Alphabet. From Bucknell's page. Russian word list given (with English "clues") to help you read Russian. [You may need Russian fonts for this one.]
An Introduction to Russian. Copyright (c) 2000 by J. David Eisenberg. A nice site that takes you through the alphabet via a few words and phrases. Includes sound files. [Follow the pages through]
Signs. A number of signs to read from Professor Beyer (Middlebury College).
Learning Cursive. Page from T. Beyer's site (at Middlebury College).
Russian Sign Language. Manual alphabet. From a project created by Joseph Kautz.

TUESDAY - January 20

(Peter-the-Great's childhood. Moscow. The Kremlin. Kolomenskoe. Preobrazhenskoe. Peter's Russia. Zemski sobor. Domostroy. Sophia. Streltsy. Russian crowns. Russian Language.)

READINGS:

Massie. Peter the Great. Chpts.1,2,3,4

Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guidebook]. Romanov Dynasty (pp.36-37). Russian Language (pp.52-54).

WEB TOPICS:

The Romanov Dynasty
*The Romanov Dynasty. An easily readable chart with all the appropriate personages--the actual rulers in red.
*The Russian Monarchy. A picture and brief text on each from Peter the Great through Nicholas II. From the State Museum at Tsarskoe selo. [Scroll down to pictures and texts]
*House of Romanov. Family tree (from Bucknell University site).
*Russian Czars, 1613-1917; The Romanov Dynasty. How to "address" a tsar. A brief family tree. From St. Petersburg Times "Treasures of the Czars" site.
*Face to Face with the Czars. Takes you to information on all the Romanov tsars and tsarinas (by century). Includes information about each and a portrait of each: rulers before Peter's time and rulers after Peter's time Part I and Part II. From St. Petersburg Times "Treasures of the Czars" site.
Coins and Medals of Imperial Russia. Collection of coins and medals from Yale University. Includes brief descriptions of the tsars/tsarinas, along with their pictures (enlarged versions available). Closeups of the coins and medals also.
Misc.
*The Treasures. Gallery tour or tsarist treasures (crown, tapestry, icon cover, etc.). From St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, Florida!] "Teasures of the Czars" site.
Did you know.... Some trivia from the St. Petersburg Times site: "Treasures of the Czars."
Presidents and Czars. Answers the question: which Presidents of the US where in office during the reign of which tsars and what were the major events? From St. Petersburg Times "Treasures of the Czars" site.
General articles on Peter-the-Great
*Peter the Great (Peter Alexeevich). A page from the "Treasures of the Tsars" from the St. Petersburg Times [Florida].
*St. Petersburg: Peter The Great. Short article on Peter and his life from (old) Russia Net.
*The Romanovs. See the short section on Peter. (From Interknowledge Corp.)
*History. A brief summary of Peter's reign and the building of St. Petersburg, and those rulers who followed. (From Zulphiya.)
*Russia's Reforming Tsar: Peter the Great. From "Ursula's History Web. Includes some words on "Peter's Visit to Western Europe."
Peter the Great: Peter as Frat-boy:drunken orgies, boat building, and dinner parties. From "History House: an irreverant history magazine."

(images):
Portrait of Peter the Great. Painted by Aleksey Antropov. On "Olga's Gallery" site.
Frontispiece for the "Book of Mars". With a portrait of Peter I, 1712 by A. Zubov. On the National Library of Russia site.

(in Russian)
The Dust of Centuries. Here is a nice site on Peter...if you can read Russian! (The pictures are interesting for anyone.)
"The Great Embassy"
*History and Contemporary Relations. Brits in St. Petersburg. From the British Conulate General's site.
Fashionable innovations of Tsar Peter the Great. Who is that Russian guy in the portrait? From Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder (Art Dealers in Dutch and Flemish Old Master Paintings).
Great Embassy. Peter's diplomatic mission to Western Europe (from Alexey Shelomentsev and Arseny Tsaplev for "Ship History").
Kolomenskoe
*Kolomenskoe. A picture and a little bit of history about this place from Katherine Lawson.
*Museum-Reserve Kolomenskoye. The home page of the museum complex. Learn about the museum, the architectual monuments (16th, 17th cents.), and treasures there.
Novodevichy Convent
*Novodevichy Convent. A page from Russia Net.
Sophia
Sofia Alexeevna. Ruler of Russia 1682-1689. From the St. Petersburg Times site.
*Princess Sofia. Portrait by Ilya Repin.
Streltsy
*Morning of the Streltsy. Painting by Vasily Surikov.
Domostroi
Domostroi. Excerpts (in English) from this mid-16th century text that preaches on how to raise the kids, cure ailments, and how wives are supposed to be obedient to their husbands. From John Slatter's "Russian History Home Page."
Russian Crowns
Cap of Monomakh. A picture of the coronation crown. From Russia Net.
Cap of Monomakh of the Second Order. Picture (of the actual crown Peter wore at his coronation). From the St. Petersburg Times "Treasures of the Czars."

THURSDAY - January 22

(Peter-the-Great. Warfare: 17th, 18th cents. The Geography. The Baltic. Flora and Fauna. The Founding of St. Petersburg. Peter-Paul Fortress. Peter-Paul Cathedral. Peter's cabin. Kronstadt. Admiralty. Menshikov. Catherine I.)

READINGS:

Massie. Peter the Great. Chpts.22(pp.299-300),23,25(skim),26(pp.361-367),27,28

Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guidebook]. Nature (pp.18-28). History of St. Petersburg (pp.30-31). The Town Plan: The Founding of St. Petersburg (pp.78-79). St. Petersburg in 1725 (pp.80-81). The Peter-the-Great Style (pp.82-83). The Peter and Paul Fortress to the Islands of the Delta. (fortifications; gates; plan; cathedral, etc...Petrograd side; Cabin of Peter-the-Great; (pp.144-154).

WEB TOPICS:

Catherine I
Catherine I. St. Petersburg Times.
Portrait of Catherine I. by Ivan Nikitin. Posted on the Olga's Gallery site.
Peter Creates a Naval Power
Under the Romanovs. A page from the History of the Russian Navy. Towards the end of this page you will encounter Peter I. Peter I and the Azov Fleet. Learn about "The Great Northern War" by reading these chapters: *From Narva to Poltava [Definitely read this chapter!], Vyborg and Gangut, In the Baltic, and The Legacy of Peter I.
*St. Petersburg the Capital of Russian Fleet. Information from EXPO96 (Neva.ru) on Petersburg as a marine city.
Battle of Narva
*The Battle at Narva. A brief description of the battle from Lina Hult.
*From Narva to Poltava Definitely read this chapter (also listed just above). A page from the History of the Russian Navy.
Narva. Painting of the attack on Narva (Nov.19, 1700). From the site [in Russian] "The Dust of Centuries." [see above]
The Battle of Narva". Site created by Magnus Källgren.
Narva Fortress. Picture from Estonian Foreign Ministry,Copyright 2001.
Cossacks
Russia and St. Petersburg on the Map
Founding and Growth of St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo. See the first three chapters ("From the Earliest Times," "Swedish Domination," "Reconquest of Peter the Great") for the history of this famous St. Petersburg area town and how it changed over Peter's reign.
*Pre-history of St. Petersburg. Excellent site from saint-petersburg.com. [Follow the path through this site to find information on: *When and How was St. Petersburg Founded and *St. Petersburg of Peter The Great.
Amaizing [sic] St. Petersburg. The beginnings of the capital city.
Images of Peter and His City. A page of pictures and intro text to Peter and his city. From Dartmouth College.
Peter-Paul Fortress
*Peter Paul Fortress. Live cam brought to you by "Open Society Institute" (St. Petersburg branch).
Peter and Paul Fortress. Pictures and a brief introduction from Zulphiya.
St. Peter and Paul Fortress. From the "Saint Petersbourg" site.
*The Peter and Paul Fortress. A page from the Virtual Tour by Saint-Petersburg.com. Also see more on the Peter and Paul Fortress from this site.
*Peter and Paul Fortress. Lots of pictures from the site "Tickets of Russia." Thumbnail pictures lead you to a larger view, plus text. © The State Museum of History of St.Petersburg.
Peter and Paul's Fortress. From "Views of St. Petersburg"; Design by Sunwater. A few nice pictures.
*Peter Paul Fort. Beautiful photos by Petr Sobolev. [Text in Russian]
Peter and Paul Cathedral
*St. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Includes more text and pictures on Cathedral Decorations for Burial Ceremonies, Burial for the last Czar Nicholas II and his family, and Peter and Paul Fourtress. [From the site "Saint Petersbourg". This site is rich in pictures and text (on palaces, churches and cathedrals, other buildings, monuments and squares.)] Hosted by fortunecity.com.
*Peter and Paul Cathedral. State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.
*The Cathedral of the Apostles of Sts. Peter and Paul. Photos by Boris Kuznetsov.
*Interior of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. More photos by Boris Kuznetsov.
Cabin of Peter I
Peter's House. Built in three days for Peter in 1703. (From The Fresh Guide to St. Petersburg. )
*Cabin of Peter The Great. Page from the Virtual Tour by Saint-Petersburg.com.
Admiralty
Admiralty. Brief introduction and a picture. (From Zulphiya)
*Admiralty. A page from the Virtual Tour by Saint-Petersburg.com.
Admiralty. Photo taken from St. Isaac's Cathedral. Photo from "Expo '96."
Admiralty. A night shot. Photo from "Expo '96."
The Admiralty Tower. A photo from St. Petersburg State Technical University.
St. Petersburg, the Capital of the Russian Fleet. A history of Peter's building the Russian Navy...centered at the Admiralty.
Kronstadt
Map of Kronstadt. From Scott Zenkatsu Parker's page.
Wandering Camera. Notes about St. Petersburg and its suburbs. Album 118. Photos and text from Petr Sobolev.

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