> >> in Russia medieval era lasted till about 1690. > > When Peter the Great shaved off the last boyar beard? Took 'em awhile to get shaved. There was also a period of beard tax (sic!).
>> And some remnants thereof to 1860. > > March 3, 1861, I would think. Thanks for clarification. Do Russians talk of a "renaissance" in > Russia? Only of post-2000 variety. There are however 2 distinct Baroques, Russian & Ukrainian. RT -- http://polyhymnion.org/torban To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
