Life story of Archpriest Abakum

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Petrov, Avvakum (Abakum)

Zhitie Protopopa Avvakuma

[ Life story of Archpriest Abakum]

Ed., commentary and introduction by N.K. Godziia
Moscow: Svarog i K, 1997
493 p. [28 ill] Images

Hardcover. 12.5 x 16 cm
ISBN: 585791020X
Language: Russian

Archpriest Abakum Petrov (1621-1682) was a leader and ideologist of the Old Believer movement, a famous thinker and writer of the 17th century. This book includes his autobiography, his epistles, letters, and petitions, and other works. All these documents are a memorial to Russian self-consciousness and the human spirit. and represent the ideals of the Russian medieval period. Includes a small explanatory dictionary. Comments

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» History: General Works and Philosophy of History » History of Religion

» Religion and Theology » History of the Russian Orthodox Church

» Who is Who / Personalities/Biographies » Religious Figures

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