Museums

Yerevan Museums: The Best in History and Art

The following is a brief introduction to some of the best Yerevan museums for history and art. It is meant to help students on SRAS programs in Armenia or faculty planning SRAS-supported custom programs to develop ideas for itineraries to learn and grow abroad! History Museums From lost ancient kingdoms to modern independence, explore the […]

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The Hovhannes Sharambeyan Museum of Folk Arts in Armenia

The National Gallery of Armenia

Art

Discussing Paintings in Russian: Russian Vocabulary

The following bilingual resource is intended to help students of Russian build vocabulary to discuss paintings in Russian. Information is given about how paintings are created and how they are critically analyzed. As this is a complex field, we have limited discussion to paintings and have omitted prints, drawings, lithography, and other related arts, which […]

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Igrika Crafts: Interactive Art in Tbilisi, Georgia

Maia Tsinamdzgurishvili: Elevating Silk Threads to Art

Literature

10 Essential Polish Authors: A Nation Preserved and Prospering in Words

Polish literature has long been central to the nation’s identity. Especially during periods when Poland did not exist as an independent state, language became both a carrier of national spirit and a form of resistance against assimilation. This centrality of words is reflected in the widespread tendency of Polish writers and artists to transform great […]

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Good Health and a Clean Conscience: Constantine Levin as Body and Spirit in Anna Karenina

The Not-So-Hidden World of 5 Soviet Underground Poets

Theater

The Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet

In the heart of Armenia’s capital city Yerevan, stands the Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, simply known as “The Opera” by locals. Built in the early twentieth century, this cultural hub showcases a blend of traditional Armenian architecture and contemporary design representative of its diverse repertoire. […]

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The Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi

Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theater