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Historical and Geographical Background for the Origin of Folk Arts and Crafts in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Historical and Geographical Background for the Origin of Folk Arts and Crafts in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

Author(s): Anna Alexandrovna Firsova, Yury Vladimirovich Filippov
Subject(s): Cultural history, Visual Arts, Ethnohistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: Arts and crafts; painting on wood; consciousness;
Summary/Abstract: This article gives an overview of the historical and geographical background for the origin of folk arts and crafts – in particular – the art of painting on wood in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the study of range of factors which contributed to the formation of Khokhloma painting – the hallmark of Russian folk art – is given.

  • Page Range: 825-829
  • Page Count: 5
  • Publication Year: 2014
  • Language: English