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 |
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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-a | Moscow: 'Third Rome' in Medieval Russian Literature (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities |
Paper 822-b | The Princely Cult of St Vladimir of Kiev and of His Grandmother St Olga as the Image of the Christian Imperial Cult (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Slavic, Mentalities |
Paper 822-c | Jurodstvo: A Malleable Component of the Imperial Ideology (Language: English) 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. |