The article deals with the main directions of the discussion which was devoted to the problem of Times of Trouble (Smuta) and revolutions in Russian history. The main focus is on the conceptual definitions of the terms “Times of Trouble” and “revolution” by the participants of the discussion, as well as on the interpretation of the theme “archaism versus Modernity”.
Fursov A.I. Smuty i revoljucii: dialektika vnutrennego i vneshnego: 1-ja chast': Smuta versus revolyutsiya, arkhaika versus Modern [Smuta and Revolutions: Dialectics of Internal and External: 1st part: Smuta versus Revolution, Archaism versus Modernity] // Obozrevatel'–Observer. 2012. No.3. P.22–35

A Pillar of Fire. Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (1964–1985). - Compiled and edited by the nun Cassia (T. A. Senina). - St. Petersburg, 2007. -- This book is about Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky: 1903–1985), the third Chief Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (1964–1985), the great confessor of Orthodoxy in the twentieth century, the only leader of an Orthodox Church to come for¬ward openly before the whole world to denounce the new heresy of ecumenism — for during the presidency of Metropolitan Philaret, the heresy of ecumenism was synodically anathematized by the Bishops’ Sobor of the ROCA in 1983. This hierarch strove to support the zealots and confessors of Orthodoxy throughout the whole world — both the members of the Catacomb Church in Russia, and of the Old Calendarist Greek jurisdictions. The incorrupt relics of Saint Philaret were recovered in 1998. This present book contains a “Life” of the Saint, his epistles, letters, selected sermons, church documents and papers, the recollections of his contemporaries, and likewise a description of the glorification of the Saint by the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church in 2001, together with the service composed in honor of the Saint. Some of this material is appearing in print for the first time. This book is intended for a wide circle of readers, and all those who are interested in the history of the Orthodox Church.
2007-04-17