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Russia and Central Asia
Cultural Heritage
DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS
• Diverse ethnic groups, customs, and traditions (many people of Turkic
and Mongol heritage)
Cultural Heritage
• Ballet
Fabrege eggs
• Fabergé eggs were made by Peter Carl Fabrege from 1888 to 1917.
The most famous were made for the Russian Tsars.
Music
Pyotr Tchaikovsky was a famous
Russian Composer during the 1800s.
Some of his famous works are
1.The Nutcracker
2.Swan lake
3.The Seasons
4.Violin Concierto
5.1812 Overture
Matryoshka Dolls
• Matryoshka dolls are a set of dolls decreasing in size that can be
placed inside one another. Other names for these dolls are Russian
nesting Dolls, Russian Dolls, or Babushka dolls.
Oriental Carpet
• Carpets with intricate designs produced in the Orient, or East.
Samovar
• A Samovar is a heavy metal container used to heat water and make
things like tea in places in Europe and Asia.
Cultural Characteristics
Instructions
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Draw a picture of a Fabergé egg.
Make a list of famous composers from Russia
Draw a picture of a Matryoshka doll
Draw a picture of an Oriental carpet
Draw a picture of a Samovar
What are some famous Ballet’s in Russia?
Cultural Landscape
Instructions
1. Research each of the following pieces of the cultural landscape.
2. Label them
3. Describe what it is and its purpose in at least two complete sentences.
• Soviet-style apartment blocks
• Russian Orthodox churches (e.g., St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow)
• Kremlin
• Mosques
• Minarets
• Siberian villages
• Red Square
Cultural Landscape