культура
English meaning: Culture
Definition
The customs, arts, and social institutions of a civilization. Russian cultural contributions are extraordinary — Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Pushkin in literature; Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky in music; Stanislavski (acting method) in theatre; Kandinsky and Malevich in art; and the Bolshoi Ballet. Russian cultural influence on Indian arts (Tagore was influenced by Tolstoy) is significant.
Example
“Толстой, Достоевский и Чехов — величайшие русские литераторы мировой известности.”
In English: “Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov are the greatest Russian writers of world renown.”
Literary Heritage
“Нет величия там, где нет простоты, добра и правды.”
/Net velichiya tam, gde net prostoty, dobra i pravdy./
“There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.”
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