Духовные Миссии России в Японии и Иерусалиме: грани соприкосновения
The Ecclesiastical Missions of Russia in Japan and Jerusalem: The Edges of Convergence

Summary/Abstract: Based on new archival materials, the article reconstructs the picture of the Russian Church presence in Japan and the Holy Land at the end of the 1870s and early 1880s. This was a key period in the fate of the Japan and Jerusalem Russian Ecclesiastical Missions, when both Missions suffered crises that brought them to the verge of closure. The author considers the characteristic features and general patterns of the Russian Ecclesiastical presence abroad in the context of interfaith competition and inter-agency contradictions. The article reveals the reasons that hindered the effective work of Russian Church representatives abroad and pays special attention to the political importance of the Japan and Jerusalem REM.

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