Outlines of Russian Culture, Part 1 : Religion and the Church

This translation makes available to English readers the only comprehensive and thorough history of Russian culture in any language. Endowed with scholarly authority, it traces in broad outline the long rich story of the development of religion, literature, and the arts from their earliest manifestations to modern times. For the convenience of those only interested in separate sections, the book is issued in three parts as standalone volumes: Part I: Religion and the Church Part II: Literature Part III: Architecture, Painting and Music

This translation makes available to English readers the only comprehensive and thorough history of Russian culture in any language. Endowed with scholarly authority, it traces in broad outline the long rich story of the development of religion, literature, and the arts from their earliest manifestations to modern times.

For the convenience of those only interested in separate sections, the book is issued in three parts as standalone volumes:

Part I: Religion and the Church
Part II: Literature
Part III: Architecture, Painting and Music

AUTHOR’S PREFACE EDITOR’S FOREWORD CONTENTS I. THE BEGINNINGS OF CHRISTIANITY IN RUSSIA II. NATIONALIZATION OF FAITH AND CHURCH III. THE ORIGIN OF THE SCHISM IV. DISSENT AMONG THE SCHISMATICS AND THE HISTORY OF THE PRIESTISTS V. THE HISTORY OF THE PRIESTLESS AND THE DISCORD IN THEIR RANKS VI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN SECTARIANISM VII. THE DESTINY OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH VIII. THE CHURCH DURING THE REVOLUTION EDITOR’S POSTSCRIPT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX