From peasant to patriarch: account of the birth, upbringing, and life of his holiness nikon, patriarch of moscow and all russia
Auteur :
Shusherin, Ioann
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739115794
Date de publication :
26 avr. 2007
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,1 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Chronicles Nikon's life, focusing on the patriarch's relationship with the Romanov royal family and his monastery building program. This narrative also features eyewitness accounts of the events and daily life in seventeenth-century Russia from a domestic perspective. It also includes commentary, parallel texts, and a glossary of Russian terms.