Topic4-L


 * __ ​ Topic #4__: __The Russian People / Culture of Russia__ (p. 432-435)**


 * L** (What did you learn? Take notes as you read; answer your questions):
 * they have a tradition of art, music, and liturature
 * most Russians live in Urban areas
 * Urban areas are large modern cities
 * suburbs are smaller communities that surround a city
 * Russians mainly eat soups, meat, fish, meat turnovers called piroshki, and on special occasions they eat caviar
 * Ballet, music, dances, plays, operas, poems, and books are their arts.
 * Russain people love soccer and tennis.
 * Most people in the city live in apartments.
 * Many Russians are poor.
 * Communist restricted some religions in the Soviet Union
 * Most people that live in the country live in houses made of wood
 * In the cold climates winter sports are popular.
 * Art, music, and literature is very big in Russia because Russians take these things with pride.
 * Food they eat- meat, poultry, and boiled potatoes.
 * Russian religions: Judiasm, Islam, and Christianity
 * people live in houses build of wood in Rural areas
 * Heathcare and education is lower in rural areas
 * Religions include Judism, Islam, and Christianity
 * Soviet rulers put strict rules on practice of religion
 * Russia's orthodox churches are onion shaped because of the snow
 * New Year's Eve is a special, nonreligious holiday in Russia
 * they have wide streets and concrete buildings
 * people in the country live in wooden houses, quality of education & health care is lower than the cities
 * They play tennis and soccer, they love to hike, climb, camp, and they like winter sports
 * Lots of famous Russian ballet dancers, top dance companies