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2014
This article is intended as a thought experiment on the meaning of the Russian concept narod, generally translated “people,” during the Time of Troubles (Smutnoe vremia) of the early seventeenth century. The topic is significant, since in this period the Muscovite politico-religious elite propounded a notion of vox populi as a legitimizing and even decisive force in determining the right course of action for the entire realm. Two closely related concepts, the so-called zemskii sobor (Assembly of the Land) and the idea of Holy Russia or Rus’, have been much debated in historiography. I argue that these historiographic discussions could benefit from more emphasis on the fundamental linguistic concepts of the time, as distinct from the later conceptualizations of historians. The present reconsideration of the meaning of narod, or who was included within notions of “the people,” suggests that language as much as anything else played a role in the dramatic historical shifts that have shaped Russian culture to this day. Keywords: Time of Troubles – Russian Orthodox Christianity – zemskii sobor – vox populi – people – narod – Holy Russia
2001 •
There are a number of people and funding agencies that I would like to thank. I owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. John-Paul Himka. His talk at the University of Northern British Columbia challenged my assumptions of nation and nationhood and inspired me to do this work. Dr. Himka comments were invaluable to my writing of this article. Likewise, Dr. Oleg Kharkhordin was instrumental in my completing this paper. His comments and his expertise was greatly appreciated. Dr. James McDonald, Chair of Anthropology at UNBC and Sarah ...
Politology of Religion III Bi-Annual Conference 2021: conference proceedings
When Did Russia Get Its Religion? Continuities and Disjunctures in the Understanding of Divine Obligations, from Vladimir the Great to Lomonosov2021 •
This study charts the changing understanding of divine obligations by people in Russian history. It does so in the form of four snapshots, each of which analyses primary literature in a different period of Russian history: The Kievan Rus`, the period of schism (Raskol) in the Tsardom of Russia, the modernising period of Peter the Great, and finally the Enlightenment period. Through discursive analysis of the key terms associated with divine obligations — zakon, vera, and religiia — it illustrates how the medieval notions of zakon and vera gave way to religiia, a term imported to Russian from Western Europe by Peter the Great’s associate Boris Kurakin, and which essentially designated religion in its modern secular conception as an inner persuasion.
2014 •
Religious Studies Review
Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia. By Brian P. Bennett. Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series, 26. London: Routledge, 2011. Pp. xiii + 184; plates. Hardcover, $145.002012 •
In: "Entangled Religions" [ Special issue: "Whose Presence, Whose Absences? Decolonising Russian National Culture and History: Observations through the Prism of Religious Contact"]
The Concept of Holy Rus' in Russian Literary and Cultural Tradition: Between the Third Rome and the City of Kitezh2022 •
The paper explores the genealogy of the concept of Holy Rus' (or Holy Russia) in Russian literature and culture from the nineteenth century onward. An integral part of Russian sacred geography, Holy Rus' underwent some profound semantic transformations in order to become an epitome of religious and ethnic purity in the context of Russia's imperial expansion. Focusing on the literary manifestations of Russia's contacts with the ethnic and religious Other as well as on its struggle with the universalist claims of the European Enlightenment, the study highlights the colonial aspects of the notion of Holy Rus', thus questioning its potential of providing a viable 'indigenous' alternative to the Western epistemological hegemony. Finally, the paper offers a critical review of the present-day exploitation of Holy Rus' as a transcendental model of both a unifying national force and inter-confessional dialogue.
arXiv (Cornell University)
Extending dimensions and empowering interaction metrics in Einstein's equations in view of experimental opportunities2020 •
2017 •
Logos Anales Del Seminario De Metafisica
Fenomenología del acoso moral2003 •
2023 •
The Qumran Chronicle
Flavius Josephus' silence on Qumran and the DSS .pdf2018 •
Journal of Jewish Identities
Review: Alan Verskin, Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah2024 •
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development
The Influence of European Identity on Integration Efforts2023 •
Scientific Investigations Map
Color shaded-relief and surface-classification maps of the Fish Creek Area, Harrison Bay Quadrangle, Northern Alaska2007 •
Pesan Nasi Kotak Ulang Tahun Lucu Bojonegoro
MURAH - WA : 0813-3339-2171 (TSEL) , Pesan Nasi Kotak Ulang Tahun Lucu BojonegoroarXiv (Cornell University)
Hellmann Feynman Theorem in Non-Hermitian system2023 •
Isaiah (Shaya, Yeshaya, Yeshayahu) Gruber