Obraz Rosji mikołajowskiej w Pamiętnikach św. Zygmunta Szczęsnego Felińskiego
The image o f Nicholas Russia in the „Memoirs" of saint Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński

Summary/Abstract: The memoirs of saint Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński were written down during the archbishop’sstay in Jarosław, where he was sent in punishment for his defense of the rights of the Church andthe Motherland. The works have played an important role in the history of Polish culture and literature. The article aims at depicting the Nicholas Russia, which the future archbishop had theopportunity to become well acquainted with during his studies in Moscow at the ŁomonosowUniversity and later on at the Roman Catholic Spiritual Academy in Petersburg. In his memoirsthe author criticized the Russian Empire and noted its weak points, mainly bribery, the state ofeducation, religious awareness and the condition of the Orthodox clergy.

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