Historiosophical parallels of “Tsargrad Tarnov” and “Moscow — the third Rome” concept

Category: Hermeneutics of Old Russian Literature: Issue 19
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Author: A. B. Strakhov
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Alexander B. Strakhov — Postgraduate, Department of History of Social and Political Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1, 119991 Moscow, Russia.

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DOI: 10.22455/978-5-9208-0610-9-430-439
Keywords: spiritual and political thought, historiosophy, Moscow — the Third Rome, Tsargrad Tarnov.
Date of publication: March 05, 2020

Abstract: The article explores the comparative analysis of Slavic concepts of succession from Rome and Constantinople. Some researchers argued about the direct relationship of the Russian language from Bulgarian. Despite the fact that this hypothesis is recognized as untenable, in both concepts are similar ideas. This article is devoted to the analysis of the General and special in the Slavic concepts of Empire transfer.

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