Russian influence on American culture began more than 150 years ago. During the last two centuries Russian culture has enriched, deepened, and even transformed American culture in important ways. It is impossible to think of modern American music, dance, theater, film, and literature without considering the enormous contributions of Rubenstein, Tchaikovsky, Balanchine, Stanislavsky, Mikhail Chekhov, Eisenstein, or Joseph Brodsky. This paper examines some of the artistic legacies of great artists from Russia and the Soviet Union and how they are felt in the arts of America to this day.
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