Meletij Smotrycikyj was at the centre of the debates that agitated Ruthenia in the period following the Union of Brest (1596). This collection of works, written over a period of 20 years, offers insight into the elite of early modern Rus' and their place in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth."
Meletij Smotrycikyj was at the centre of the debates that agitated Ruthenia in the period following the Union of Brest (1596). This collection of work...
The Kievan Caves Monastery was for centuries the important Ukrainian monastic establishment. It was the centre of literary production, and its monks served throughout the territory of Rus' as bishops and monastic superiors. With an introduction, map, and several appendices, this title discusses the work's Byzantine background.
The Kievan Caves Monastery was for centuries the important Ukrainian monastic establishment. It was the centre of literary production, and its monks s...
The authors included in this volume, Ilarion, Klim Smoljatic and Kirill of Turov, are remarkable for both their personal and literary achievements. Simon Franklin prefaces the texts with a substantial introduction that places each of the three authors in their historical context.
The authors included in this volume, Ilarion, Klim Smoljatic and Kirill of Turov, are remarkable for both their personal and literary achievements. Si...
