most russian historians divide the russian culture into several periods: russia's culture was a very lively and rough experiments to live in at some points. == russian culture of 19th century (1801-1914) ==   upper classes in russia spoke french, some even as their first language, which became a problem during napoleon's invasion. golden age of russian poetry and russian literature pushkin, lermontov == russian culture of 20th century ==  silver age of russian literature === russian avant garde (1914-1932) ===  silver age of russian poetry === culture of communist enthusiasm (1917-1932) ===  constructivism === russian emigrant culture ===  the gesher theater in israel was founded by russian emigres to bring russian theatrical traditions to the israeli public.defending identity: its indispensable role in protecting democracy, by natan sharansky, 2008, pp 139ff. === stalinist period (1932â1953) ===  socialist realism === post-stalinist period (1953-1991) ===  with the death of joseph stalin, there was a new sense of optimism in the soviet union with a brief flowering of a more liberal, open culture. == post-soviet period (1991-present) ==  the culture of russia includes: *culture of the soviet union *culture of russia *russian humour *soviet art ==references==  
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