The Middlebury College Museum of Art possesses a remarkable collection of Russian artifacts and family keepsakes made by the firm of the famous jeweler, Carl Fabergé. This essay by Adrian Kerester ’15, adapted from her April 2013 lecture and reproduced here with permission, explores Russia’s social history at the turn of the last century through an examination of and conversation surrounding Russian decorative arts and the culture of Russia’s ruling aristocracy. Continue reading →…Continue Reading Fabergé: The Social and Political Implications of Russian Decorative Arts
Day: June 26, 2013
Oxford Language Dictionaries – trial through Language Schools
Students, faculty, and staff at Middlebury College and Monterey Institute can try out Oxford Language Dictionaries Online through the duration of Language Schools (ending August 16th). Included are: Oxford Chinese Dictionary Oxford Russian Dictionary Oxford German Dictionary Oxford Spanish Dictionary … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Oxford Language Dictionaries – trial through Language Schools