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lubok

Noun

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lubok (plural luboks or lubki)

A Russian popular print, characterized by simple graphics and narratives derived from literature, religious stories and popular tales, traditionally used as decoration in houses and inns.

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Examples

Although the word vodka could be found in early manuscripts and in lubok pictograms, it began to appear in Russian dictionaries only in the mid-19th century. Source: Internet

Categories Russian peasant girls using chickens for divination; 19th century lubok further Psychologist Julian Jaynes categorized divination into the following four types: Jaynes, J. The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind. Source: Internet

A Ukrainian 19th-century lubok representing the Seder table. Source: Internet

Masing stressed that Lubok Antu belonged to PRS and only PRS member would be nominated to contest in that seat. Source: Internet

That led to the development of a special form of folk art known as lubok printing, which persisted in Russia well into the 19th century. Source: Internet

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