Professional Documents
Culture Documents
by Bruce Fischer
The American House in Vladimir
Professor Ron
Pope, Illinois
State University
Constructed in
1991 following the
collapse of the
Soviet Union
Perestroika
The Russian Federation
The Golden Gate
Built 1164
Became capital of
ancient Russia in
1157
Fell to the
Tatar/Mongols in
1238
The Dormition Cathedral
Built in 1158
Became
headquarters
of Russian
Orthodox
Church in
1299
Lectures at the American House
Vladimir School No. 3
Museums Within Schools
Vladimir School
No. 3
Recognize
famous people
associated with
the school:
• Veterans
• Civic Leaders
• Musicians
• Business
Leaders
• Inventors
• Teachers and
Administrators
Kindergartens and Orphanages
“Mir”
Summer Camps and Clubs
Businesses
Contains 50 churches, 5
monasteries and 1 cathedral
First mention of Suzdal in the
chronicles is in 1024
UNESCO world historical site
Murom
60 miles SE
of Vladimir
Fifth oldest
city
First
mentioned
in Russian
chronicles
of 862
Ilya
Muromitz
and the
Bogatyrs
Russia: Past and Present
Russian Traditions
Modern Russia
St. Petersburg
Founded in 1703
by Peter the First
“Window to the
West”
Otstalost -
Backwardness
Winter Palace and Hermitage
Catherine the Second
Commemorates
Dmitry
Donskoy’s
defeat of the
Mongols in the
Battle of
Kulikovo, 1380
The “Third
Rome”
Moscow
St. Basil’s Cathedral
Gums Department
Store from Red Square
Great Patriotic War Memorials
Leningrad (St. Petersburg)
Moscow