Russia and Athos. On the 1000th anniversary of the presence of Russian monasticism on the Holy Mountain

The publication covers the centuries-old history of relations between Russia and Athos and first presents a set of genuine documentary evidence, ancient manuscripts, unique letters and documents, icons, graphs, photographs and decorative arts from meetings of Russian archives and museums. On the pages of the catalog, art historians are presented on Russian-Athos relations of different years, and also represent images of icons, chronicle miniatures, maps, church utensils and much more from the collection of Russian museums and private collections.
The diversity of Russia"s relations with Athos monasteries show letters, embassy books and documents presented in the publication, certificates of the reception of monks, objects of monastic life, plans and types of monasteries, documents about the chapel of the monastery in Moscow. For the first time, previously classified archival documents on relations with Afon in the era of the USSR were presented