The arts in peasant life. Tradition and discovery ; Village and Izba ; Domestic tasks and tools ; Specialization and originality : Some peasant artists -- Materials and forms. Wood and carved ornament ; Painting on wood ; Textile arts and costume ; Beyond the village : specialized crafts and urban folk art ; Toys in all media -- Designs and their meanings. Amulet, ornament, and ritual ; Transformation of the Slavic legacy ; Heraldic beasts and guardian figures : the evolution of motifs ; Scenes from life and forms from the past -- Preservation and revival of Russian folk art. Serf artists, peasant painters, and the rise of genre ; National art and folk art ; Artistic renewal ; Folk art and new languages of art ; Reshaping folk art in the Soviet era.
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