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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 822: Moscow as the 'Third Rome': Several Aspects on Russian Imperial Ideology

Tuesday 8 July 2014, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:Departamento de Filología Griega y Lingüística Indoeuropea, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Organiser:Enrique Santos Marinas, Departamento de Filología Griega y Lingüística Indoeuropea, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Moderator/Chair:Patricia González Almarcha, Klasické a Spanelské Gymnazyum, Brno-Bystrc
Paper 822-aMoscow: 'Third Rome' in Medieval Russian Literature
(Language: English)
Matilde Casas Olea, Departamento de Filología Griega y Filología Eslava, Universidad de Granada
Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities
Paper 822-bThe Princely Cult of St Vladimir of Kiev and of His Grandmother St Olga as the Image of the Christian Imperial Cult
(Language: English)
Enrique Santos Marinas, Departamento de Filología Griega y Lingüística Indoeuropea, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities
Paper 822-cJurodstvo: A Malleable Component of the Imperial Ideology
(Language: English)
Mario Rodríguez Polo, Katedra sociologie, andragogiky a antropologie, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities
Abstract

During the 15th century, the emerging state of Muscovy was retaking the idea of translatio imperii. At that time, the defeat of the Byzantines by the Turks and the fall of Constantinople in 1453 were perceived by the Muscovites as divine punishment for the apostasy of the Greeks. Subsequently, they assumed the role of defenders of the Orthodox faith and heirs of the Christian empire. Soon Moscow was named for the first time the 'Third Rome' in a letter attributed to the Pskovian monk Filofei. In this session, we will make a survey of different elements of this imperial and messianic ideology, basing on its literary and historical sources.