QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

  1. What kind of historical writing sprang up in northeastern Russia during the time of Iván the Terrible?
  2. Describe the fashion of acting plays in the schools.
  3. What were the "comedy acts" given before the Tzar?
  4. For what is Dmítry of Rostóff to be remembered?
  5. What kind of anecdotes and short stories came from western Europe to Russia in the seventeenth century?
  6. What picture of Russian life do they bring before us?