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Russian National Security Police and the Enlargement of NATO

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the projected growth of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, its desired expansion into eastern Europe, and Russia's response.
Date: December 5, 1995
Creator: Burson, Jefferson C.
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Cultural Exchange: the Role of Stanislavsky and the Moscow Art Theatre’s 1923 and 1924 American Tours

Description: The following is a historical analysis on the Moscow Art Theatre’s (MAT) tours to the United States in 1923 and 1924, and the developments and changes that occurred in Russian and American theatre cultures as a result of those visits. Konstantin Stanislavsky, the MAT’s co-founder and director, developed the System as a new tool used to help train actors—it provided techniques employed to develop their craft and get into character. This would drastically change modern acting in Russia, the Unite… more
Date: August 2014
Creator: Brooks, Cassandra M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The History of Underground Communication in Russia Since the Seventeenth Century

Description: The purposes of this study were (1) to identify the reasons for and the processes of underground communication in Russia since the seventeenth century and (2) to utilize the information to interpret the clandestine media's significance. The study concluded: (1) underground media have evolved because Russian governments have oppressed free speech; (2) dissidents have shared similarities in the methods of illicit communications; (3) whereas the earlier clandestine press tended to be either litera… more
Date: August 1975
Creator: Rainbolt, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Treatment of the Alto Flute in Orchestral Literature

Description: This paper presents a brief history of the alto flute and discusses its use in the orchestral literature of European, Russian and American composers. Analysis of selected passage from various works determine its use as either a solo instrument, doubling or reinforcing voice, or as part of an accompanying line.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Linda M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Russian Peasant Women's Resistance Against the State during the Antireligious Campaigns of 1928-1932

Description: This study seeks to explore the role of peasant women in resistance to the antireligious campaigns during collectivization and analyze how the interplay of the state and resistors formed a new culture of religion in the countryside. I argue that while the state’s succeeded in controlling most of the public sphere, peasant women, engaging in subversive activities and exploiting the state’s ideology, succeeded in preserving a strong peasant adherence to religion prior to World War II. It was peas… more
Date: May 2016
Creator: Millier, Callie Anne
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Four Dominating Elements in the Piano Literature of Sergei Prokofieff

Description: This paper analyzes the piano compositions of Sergei Prokofieff and identifies four elements evident in the literature: classicism, innovation, toccata, and lyricism. Elisabeth Euwer Roberts traces the history of his works and the evidence of these elements in them.
Date: May 1972
Creator: Roberts, Elisabeth Euwer
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Use of the Brass Section in Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky

Description: Thesis examines the life of prolific composer Sergei Prokofiev and his work for the motion picture Alexander Nevsky. Gary Langford analyzes Prokofiev's use of the brass section in his compositions for the film.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Langford, Gary
Partner: UNT Libraries
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