This study of saint-making in early modern Russia breaks with traditional scholarship to highlight the impact of local conditions and forces as valuable subjects of historical inquiry in their own right. It also questions the scholarly assumption that the first half of the 17th century represented a period of cultural stagnation in Russia.
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This study of saint-making in early modern Russia breaks with traditional scholarship to highlight the impact of local conditions and forces as valuable subjects of historical inquiry in their own right. It also questions the scholarly assumption that the first half of the 17th century represented a period of cultural stagnation in Russia.
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