A Strange Oath of Ivan III
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22327832 |
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| Authors | Boris Uspenskij (0000-0002-2018-587X, National Research University Higher School of Economics, corresponding author), Boris Andreevič Uspenskij |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 23-32 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studi Slavistici (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1824-761X • E-ISSN: 1824-7601 |
| Publisher | Firenze University Press (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.36253/studi_slavis-10910 |
| OpenAlex | W4214840534 |
| Language | EN |
The article is devoted to a strange oath of Ivan III, the Grand Prince of all Rus’, in 1488, registered in some Russian chronicles. The oath is very unusual and sometimes is regarded as heretical. Some scholars even associate it with the heresy of the Judaizers. Was the oath really heretical? Why did Ivan III choose such provocative language? The author attempts to answer these and contiguous questions
Art · Heresy · Literature · Oath · Theology · Central European and Russian historical studies · Classics · History · Philosophy · Soviet and Russian History
| Highly cited | No |
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