The Abandoned City and the City Rediscoved. The Fate of St. Sergius of Radonezh and Other Fathers of the Russian Church
Управленческое консультирование. 2018;0(6):200-206
Journal Title: Управленческое консультирование
ISSN: 1726-1139 (Print); 1816-8590 (Online)
Publisher: North-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Society/Institution: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
LCC Subject Category: Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
Country of publisher: Russian Federation
Language of fulltext: Russian, English
Full-text formats available: PDF
AUTHORS
Olga Viktorovna Kireeva
(State Polar Academy)
EDITORIAL INFORMATION
Time From Submission to Publication: 12 weeks
Abstract | Full Text
The article is devoted to the Genesis of monasticism in Ancient Russia as the earliest form of deurbanization in Russian culture. The reasons of the rejection of mundane life, the creation of monasteries accoding to the image of the “heavenly city” and causes the return of the monks to the city “sinful” are analysed, the forms of monasticism, the fate of the hermits and monks in extant sources are considered.