Il dibattito sulla lingua liturgica nella Chiesa ortodossa russa a cent’anni dal Concilio di Mosca (1917–1918)
The Debate on the Liturgical Language in the Russian Orthodox Church one Hundred Years After the Council of Moscow (1917–1918)

Summary/Abstract: The debate on the liturgical language in contemporary Russian Orthodox Church witnesses the ongoing vitality of the Cyrillomethodian tradition, not only in an academic context, but also in the concrete liturgical and pastoral life of the Church. The paper presents the question of the liturgical language in the Russian Orthodox Church, identifying its historical and linguistic roots. After a quick overview of the debate during the local council of Moscow of 1917–1918 and its evolution in the Soviet period, it examines the discussions on liturgical language at the end of 20th-beginning of 21st century, trying a critical assessment of the new Russian versions of church Slavonic liturgy appeared so far.

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