Review on the book: Starostina M. I. Hero-Priest of the RussianJapanese War, Yakut Alexy (Okoneshnikov). Yakutsk: New Printing House, 2021. 139 pp.

Abstract

This review considers the book by M. I. Starostina, dedicated to the study of the life path of naval chaplain Hieromonk Alexy (Okoneshnikov), one of the most famous chaplains of the Russian Imperial Navy in the early 20th century. The authors of the review have concluded that this work corrects, complements, structures and fully reveals the biography of the hieromonk. Written in an accessible manner, the book consists of logically constructed and smoothly transitioning one into another parts of the narrative, which are based on an extensive source base (including archival materials). Of course, the work is not without certain imperfections and, in addition, it has a local history style, but undoubtedly deserves the attention of an interested reader.

Keywords

• navy chaplain
• naval chaplains
• naval clergy
• hieromonk alexy (okoneshnikov)
• russian-japanese war
• cruiser rurik
• m. i. starostina