Watch a production of a Russian Ballet.  You could watch a video of Chaikovskii's The Nutcracker (Don't laugh, but there is a surprisingly good, animated, Barbi-version of this.) or Swan Lake; or you could attend a live performance of a Russian ballet; or even better yet, you could attend a live performance by a touring Russian Ballet company like the Bolshoi, which often comes to the Kennedy Center or Wolf Trap.  If you attend a live performance, please be sure to inform your instructor.  Provide details and a scanned image of your ticket when you submit your assignment.

Watch a production of a Russian play.  You could watch a video of a Chekhov play, such as The Seagull; or you could attend a live performance; or even better you could attend a live performance by a touring Russian company.  If you attend a live performance, please be sure to inform your instructor.  Provide details and a scanned image of your ticket when you submit your assignment.

Visit Hillwood Museum & Gardens in Washington, DC (former estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post) and see the Karl Faberge collection.  There is also a collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.

In the 1960s, a new art form appeared in Russia which we now tend to call the "guitar poets."  Arguably two of the more prominent were Bulat Okudzhava and Vladimir Vysotsky.  Vysotsky (also a pretty good actor) achieved unbelievable fame in Russia and his bootleg recordings circulated widely.  You can find a lot of their recordings now for sale, and there is also a lot available for listening on the web.  Since they were Russian, they sang in a highly idiomatic Russian style that is pretty close to near impossible to translate.  But have a listen.