Review of А.А. Kazakov's monograph «Joseph Volotsky: from Hagiographical Narrative to Intellectual Biography». – Moscow, St. Petersburg: Centre of humanitarian initiatives, 2022. – 292 p.

Review of А.А. Kazakov's monograph «Joseph Volotsky: from Hagiographical Narrative to Intellectual Biography». – Moscow, St. Petersburg: Centre of humanitarian initiatives, 2022. – 292 p.

Authors

  • Arkadiy Evgenievich TARASOV Department of the History of Russia before the Beginning of the 19th Centu-ry, Faculty of History, Lomonosov Moscow State

Keywords:

Joseph Volotsky, Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery, hagiography, «Judaizers», Archbishop Serapion of Novgorod, Archbishop Gennady of Novgorod, Grand Duke Vasily III

Abstract

The article presents a review of А.А. Kazakov's monograph «Joseph Volotsky: from Hagiographical Narrative to Intellectual Biography», in which the life of St. Joseph is studied within the cultural and historical context of his era. The monograph presents a study whose primary sources are a collection of hagiographic texts dedicated to St. Joseph. The author attempts to discern historical realities behind the hagiographic narrative, including reexamining some established stereotypes associated with the perception of the historical Joseph of Volotsk.

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Published

2026-06-19

Issue

No. 1 (2026): Vestnik TvGU. Seriya «Istoriya». 2026. № 1

Section

Критика. Библиография. Научная жизнь