WG.8 d - Cultural Influences and Landscapes of Russian and Central Asia

The student will analyze the characteristics of the Russian and Central Asian regions by 

d) recognizing cultural influences and landscapes.

A massive area, extremes in climate, and historic events have created a diverse cultural landscape that combines the customs and traditions of various ethnic groups.

Cultural influences 

• Diverse ethnic groups, customs, and traditions (many people of Turkic and Mongol heritage) 
  

Cultural heritage 

• Ballet 
  
• Fabergé eggs 
  
• Music 
  
• Icons 
  
• Matryoshka dolls 
  
• Oriental carpets
• Samovars

Cultural landscape 

• Russian Orthodox churches (e.g., St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow) 
• Red Square 
• The Kremlin 
• Mosques, minarets 
• Siberian villages 
• Soviet-style apartment blocks