| The Russian culture, according to Tori Historians, | | | | Russian Culture. Russia's artistic community |
| can be divided into several periods: The Ancient | | | | showed similarities with contemporary European |
| Russian Culture covering the periods 989-1480; | | | | art. Russians became more artistic and patterned |
| The Russian Culture of the 19th Century from | | | | their approaches with what were common in |
| 1801 to 1914; and the Russian culture of the 20th | | | | other European countries. But, Russian culture |
| century. The latter is subdivided into other | | | | grew from more than just being dependent on |
| categories such as the Silver Age of Russian | | | | what Europe can offer to appreciate more of |
| Literature, Silver Age of Russian Poetry (Russian | | | | what artists see around them. Naturalism became |
| Avant Garde), Constructivism (Culture of | | | | clearly visible during this era. |
| Communist Enthusiasm), Russian Emigrant Culture | | | | Russian Culture Resources |
| and the Stalinist and Post-Stalinist periods. | | | | Transitions in Russian culture were evident from |
| Ancient Russian Culture | | | | Ancient times to these days. For further readings |
| This was the period when the Byzantine Empire | | | | on this subject matter, refer to: |
| influenced Russian culture. During this time, | | | | 1. Department of Russian History of the 20th |
| cathedrals were constructed in the country but | | | | Century |
| despite this, paganism was still practiced especially | | | | 2. History & Culture of Russia: The Path to |
| in rebel communities. This was also the same | | | | Revolution |
| period when the Roman-dominated Russia | | | | 3. Study of Russian Culture in the 19th and 20th |
| became closer to other European countries. This | | | | Centuries |
| also opened doors to writing traditions in Russia. | | | | 4. Study of Russian Culture in the 19th and 20th |
| The Russian Culture of the 19th Century | | | | Centuries |
| During this time, the Upper Classes of Russian | | | | 5. Russian Culture |
| society began speaking the French language. In | | | | 6. Russian Culture Help and Information |
| fact, some even considered it as their primary | | | | 7. Russian Culture-Culture of Russia |
| language. This led to problems especially during | | | | 8. Russia – Language, Culture, Customs and |
| Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion. | | | | Etiquette |
| The closeness of Russia with other European | | | | 9. Russian Customs and Traditions |
| countries was still seen in the 19TH Century | | | | 10. |