Ioann Shusherin

Gebundenes Buch

From Peasant to Patriarch

Account of the Birth, Upbringing, and Life of His Holiness Nikon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Beschreibung

This book chronicles Nikon's entire life, focusing on the patriarch's relationship with the Romanov royal family and his monastery building program. The narrative also features rare eyewitness accounts of monumental events and daily life in seventeenth-century Russia from a domestic perspective. The first annotated English language translation of the comprehensive text, From Peasant to Patriarch includes extensive commentary, parallel texts, and a glossary of Russian terms.

Autor

Kevin Kain is professor of Russian and European history at Texas A&M University, Texarkana. Katia Levintova is assistant professor of comparative politics and Russian and East European politics at Texas A&M University, Texarkana.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9780739115794
• ISBN-10: 0739115790
• Artikelnr.: 22797202