The immortal Travelers (Peredvizhniki) – Part I

At the end of the first half of the 19th century Russian intellectuals supported the need for reform in Russia. Russia had entered the era of capitalist development. Influenced by the liberal ideas of Chernyshevsky and Belinsky, traveling movement established the first Free Society of Artists of Russia. The foundation of the itinerant movement was a calculated measure to express the need for the rejection of social order in Tsarist Russia. The objectives of the itinerants were

- Lighting of the people by affording them the opportunity to learn about new Russian art;

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Tips For Introducing Your Children To Your New Significant Other

When a single parent starts dating and finds a significant other, the question of when should you let your children meet your new significant other always comes up.

Some people will say that you should not let your children meet your significant other until the relationship is serious as in talk of marriage or after the engagement. The benefit of doing this is that you have established a stronger bond with your partner and have prepared them for the introduction of children and it will help your partner be able to show hisher support to you throughout the introduction period. This seems to be more beneficial to the partner but not so much to the child, unless you take into consideration that you do shelter your child from being exposed to every new partner and then having the partners drop off the face of the earth when the relationship doesn’t progress.

The most beneficial method for both parties is to introduce the children to the new partner a few weeks after dating. The key here is to introduce the new partner as a friend and slowly start planning date nights in which the couple and the children can all enjoy an activity together. Think of an activity your child would enjoy such as watching a children’s movie in the movie theater. At first you should limit introduction dates to just last no more than 2 hours. As you start making more frequent plans for the couple and children to have introduction dates you can prolong it. Perhaps the next meeting will be going bowling followed by dinner out. When you plan introduction dates you provide the opportunity for both the children and the new partner to be able to ease and adapt into the family dynamics. The children will then let their guard down and will be able to start trusting the new partner and all the while you help the new partner learn how interact with your children. Once you have gone on several introduction dates you can then introduce the partner with the title of boyfriend or girlfriend or even to announce to the child that you really care for this new partner and are planning to get married.

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