Russian Policy in the Orthodox East : The Patriarchate of Constantinople (1878-1914)

Open Access The book is the first attempt to make a systematic analysis of the Russian ecclesiastical policy in the diocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the period of 1878-1914. It is based mainly on unedited materials from the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sofia, Athens, Belgrade and Istanbul. Using the existing publications on the political aspects of the Eastern question, the author presents a new understanding of the role of Russia in the East Mediterranean region at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Russian 19th and 20th century, history of the Orthodox Church, based on original sources Preface 1 Russian Policy in the Balkans, 1878-1914 1.1 Between the Two Wars: 1856-1877 1.2 After the Congress of Berlin: Fin de Siècle 1.3 The Macedonian Question 1.4 Russian Cooperation with Austro-Hungary 1.5 Russo-Austrian Attempts at Reforms in Macedonia: The Mürzsteg Agreement 1.6 The Bosnian Crisis (1908-1909) 1.7 Preparation of the Balkan League 2 The Byzantine Legacy in Russian Foreign Policy in the Second Part of the 19th and the Beginning of the 20th Century 2.1 Historical Background 2.2 The Greek Megali idea 2.3 From Pan-Slavism to Imperial Nationalism 2.4 Russian Philhellenists 2.5 Plans for a Russian Constantinople during the First World War 3 Russia and the Patriarchate of Constantinople: Official and Unofficial Relations 3.1 Reforms in the Patriarchate 3.2 Joachim III: First Patriarchate 3.3 Struggle for Church Privileges (1884-1890) 3.4 Vacillating Relations (1891-1901) 3.5 Joachim III’s Second Patriarchate 3.6 The Question of the Metropolitan of Skopje 3.7 Contacts with the Anglican Church 3.8 The Cyprus Ecclesiastical Question 3.9 The Bosnian Ecclesiastical Question 3.10 The Question of the Bessarabian Monastic Properties 3.11 Supporting the Chalki Theological School 3.12 After Joachim III: Patriarch Germanos V and Russia 4 Pan-Slavism or Imperial Nationalism?The Role of Russia in the Greek-Bulgarian Ecclesiastical Question (1878-1914) 5 Russia and Mt. Athos (1878-1914) 6 Russian Monks in the Dechani Monastery (1902-1914) 7 An Unrealized Project: The Myra Lycia Affair 8 Conclusion Sources and Bibliography Index "The book is the first attempt to make a systematic analysis of the Russian ecclesiastical policy in the diocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the period of 1878-1914. It is based mainly on unedited materials from the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sofia, Athens, Belgrade and Istanbul. Using the existing publications on the political aspects of the Eastern question, the author presents a new understanding of the role of Russia in the East Mediterranean region at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries"--Publisher's website

The book is the first attempt to make a systematic analysis of the Russian ecclesiastical policy in the diocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the period of 1878-1914. It is based mainly on unedited materials from the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sofia, Athens, Belgrade and Istanbul. Using the existing publications on the political aspects of the Eastern question, the author presents a new understanding of the role of Russia in the East Mediterranean region at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.

The book analyzes Russian ecclesiastical policy in the diocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the period of 1878-1914. It is based mainly on unedited materials from the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sofia, Athens, Belgrade and Istanbul. Using the existing publications, the author presents a new understanding of the role of Russia in the East Mediterranean region at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries