The Russian Romanticism
Bogatyrs by Victor Vasnetsov, 1881 - 1898 The French invasion of Russian (1812), the movement of the Decembrists, and ideas of the French Revolution influenced the evaluation and development of the Russian Romanticism. The most significant feature of this movement is the development and deepening of the tasks of the Russian Enlightenment. A distinctive feature of the Russian Romanticism from the Romanticism in other countries was the fact that the word ‘Romanticism’ was close with the word ‘Patriotism’ in their meanings. The victory of Russia in the war of 1812 was a reason of connection of these two words. The Russian Romanticism is the combination of The Romanticism and The Realism. Romantics chose for their works extraordinary scenes of life, history, and nature. It could be heroic war scenes, galloping at full speed riders, the phenomenon of a thunderstorm or storms. In the work ‘Bogatyrs’ by Victor Vasnetsov we can see features which are inherent to the Russian Romanticis
