How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Russian vocabulary: art, literature and music

Music, painting, theatre, photography, literature: arts and culture vocabulary in Russian.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Arts and creation”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 37 words

Russian	English
актёр	actor
альбом	album
архитектура	architecture
художник	artist
публика	audience
автор	author
глава	chapter
персонаж	character
комедия	comedy
концерт	concert
творчество	creation
танец	dance
диалог	dialogue
рисунок	drawingNoun, the picture itself
галерея	gallery
гитара	guitar
пейзаж	landscape
литература	literature
слова песни	lyrics
музей	museum
повествование	narrative
фотография	photograph
пьеса	play
сюжет	plot
стихотворение	poemText in verse, written to be read
поэзия	poetry
издатель	publisher
исполнение	rendition
рассказ	short story
песня	songWords set to music and sung
сцена	stage
стиль	style
саспенс	suspense
талант	talent
писать красками	to paint
перевод	translation
произведение	work

Level 2: medium 39 words

Russian	English
эстетика	aesthetics
аплодисменты	applause
художественный критик	art critic
мастерская художника	artist’s studio
авангард	avant garde
балет	ballet
холст	canvas
хор	choir
аккорд	chord
глина	clay
композитор	composer
костюм	costume
режиссёр-постановщик	director
гримёрная	dressing room
развязка	ending
вспышка	flash
флейта	flute
подделка	forgery
освещение	lighting
реплика	line
стихотворная строка	line of verse
рукопись	manuscript
шедевр	masterpiece
мелодия	melody
рассказчик	narrator
масло на холсте	oil on canvas
оркестр	orchestra
кисть	paintbrush
поза	pose
студия звукозаписи	recording studio
рифма	rhyme
ритм	rhythm
декорация	set
снимок	snapshot
статуя	statue
натюрморт	still life
струна	string
вдохновлять	to inspire
труба	trumpet

Level 3: hard 24 words

Russian	English
аккордеон	accordion
сборник	anthology
художественное направление	art movement
переплёт	binding
кларнет	clarinet
мольберт	easel
фреска	fresco
арфа	harp
импровизация	improvisation
монолог	monologue
палитра	palette
меценат	patron
постамент	plinth
эстамп	print artwork
марионетка	puppet
автопортрет	self portrait
солист	soloist
страх сцены	stage fright
сюрреализм	surrealism
сочинять музыку	to compose
гравировать	to engrave
лепить	to model
ваять	to sculpt
куплет	versePart sung between two choruses

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Arts and creation”. The full topic holds 174 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.