Russian Literature Practice Flashcards

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers key authors, characters, literary movements, and historical contexts of Russian and Kazakh literature based on the 120 practice test questions.

Zhambyl Zhabayev

The author of the poem "Leningraders, My Children!" who addressed the residents of besieged Leningrad and referred to the enemy as a "multi-headed greedy python."

Acmeism

The literary movement to which the early poetry of Anna Akhmatova belongs.

M. Yu. Lermontov's Love Theme

In most of his poems, love typically brings suffering and grief to the lyrical hero.

R. Seysenbayev

The author of "The Day the World Collapsed," a story that narrates the events and consequences of nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk site.

Maxim Gorky's Emigration

The period from $1921$ to $1928$ during which the author resided in Italy.

And the Day Lasts Longer Than a Century

A novel by Chingiz Aitmatov whose title is a line taken from a poem by Boris Pasternak.

Lyubov Ranevskaya

A character in Chekhov's play "The Cherry Orchard" described as a kind and simple person who is nonetheless perceived as "vicious" in her frivolous movements.

Petya Trofimov

The character in "The Cherry Orchard" who is mockingly referred to as the "seedy gentleman" (облезлым барином).

Moscow University Faculty of Medicine

The specific faculty where A.P. Chekhov received his professional education to become a doctor.

Yulia Drunina

The poetess whose creative identity was formed during her service in a medical platoon on the front lines of World War II.

Heart of a Dog

A satirical work by Mikhail Bulgakov featuring Professor Preobrazhensky and his medical experiment on a dog named Sharik.

Yasnaya Polyana

The estate where Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy spent the majority of his life and creative career.

Symbolism

The literary movement associated with the poetry of Alexander Blok.

Realism

The dominant literary direction in Russian literature during the second half of the $19th$ century.

Nevada-Semipalatinsk

The international anti-nuclear movement founded in Kazakhstan in $1989$ under the leadership of O.O. Suleimenov.

Katerina

The protagonist of Ostrovsky's drama "The Storm" whom critic Dobrolyubov described as a "ray of light in the dark kingdom."

EXPO $2017$

The World Exhibition held in Astana, Kazakhstan, under the official theme "Future Energy."

The Golden Age

The name traditionally given to the period of Russian classical literature during the $19th$ century.

Sovremennik

The literary journal founded by A.S. Pushkin in $1836$ that later published the first stories of I.S. Turgenev.

Requiem

A poem by Anna Akhmatova dedicated to the memory of the victims of political repression, centered around the city of Leningrad.

Climax (Кульминация)

The highest point of tension or turning point in the development of the plot within a literary work.

Taganrog

The city that serves as the birthplace of the writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

A.A. Mendeleeva

The daughter of the famous chemist D.I. Mendeleev, who was married to the poet Alexander Blok.

M. Yu. Lermontov's Years of Life

The lifespan of the poet, which spanned from $1814$ to $1841$.

The Seedy Gentleman (Облезлый барин)

The epithet used in "The Cherry Orchard" to describe the perpetual student Petya Trofimov.