Librarian/Curator for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
Alena Aissing
Contact:
A1540 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-206-0324
Film and Music
A.N. Volkov, Cart, 1923-1924, State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after Igor Savitsky
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Kanopy This link opens in a new windowOn-demand streaming video service for educational institutions with thousands of documentaries, training films and theatrical releases across diverse subjects and disciplines. More information on Kanopy access and use is available on this guide.
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Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda This link opens in a new windowThis collection of films from the communist world reveals war, history, current affairs, culture and society as seen through the socialist lens. It spans most of the twentieth century and covers countries such as the USSR, Vietnam, China, Korea, much of Eastern Europe, the GDR, Britain and Cuba. Browse sub-collections for more on subjects covered.
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Music of Central AsiaThis website companion to the book The Music of Central Asia includes streaming audio and video tracks of music from around Central Asia, poetic texts, and additional resources.
Museums
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National Museum of KazakhstanThe website includes a virtual 3-d tour.
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A. Kasteyev State Museum of ArtsThe A. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts is the largest art museum in Kazakhstan, located in Almaty.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Sulaiman-Too Sacred MountainMuzey Sulayman Too (also spelled Sulaiman-Too) is housed within a combination of natural and human-made caves on this mountain range, but the mountains themselves are sacred and historically significant.
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Arts & Culture Development Foundation under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of UzbekistanOnline exhibits cover architecture, the Silk Road, and more
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Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preservehttp://bukhara-museum.narod.ru/
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Karakalpakstan State Museum of ArtLocated in Nukus, Uzbekistan, this is "the world's second largest collection of Russian avant garde art (after the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg). It is also home to one of the largest collections of archeological objects and folk, applied and contemporary art originating from Central Asia."