The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... influence was reflected in the Russian- painted murals in the Dormition Cathedral in Volotovo ( 1380 ; destroyed in World War II ) . The latter contrasted with the contemporary , Macedonian - influenced frescoes in the Church of the ...
... influence was reflected in the Russian- painted murals in the Dormition Cathedral in Volotovo ( 1380 ; destroyed in World War II ) . The latter contrasted with the contemporary , Macedonian - influenced frescoes in the Church of the ...
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... influence contributed to the obstinacy of the opposition . And , in fact , by the end of the 17th century , the cultural life of Moscow was strongly colored by the increasing influence of the West , coming chiefly through Poland . It ...
... influence contributed to the obstinacy of the opposition . And , in fact , by the end of the 17th century , the cultural life of Moscow was strongly colored by the increasing influence of the West , coming chiefly through Poland . It ...
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... influence on the history of Russian drama . A German Lutheran pastor , Johann Gottfried Gregori , living in a German suburb of Moscow , gave the first impetus to this new dramatic de- velopment during the reign ( 1645-1676 ) of Czar ...
... influence on the history of Russian drama . A German Lutheran pastor , Johann Gottfried Gregori , living in a German suburb of Moscow , gave the first impetus to this new dramatic de- velopment during the reign ( 1645-1676 ) of Czar ...
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