Open AccessA Strange Oath of Ivan III
Author(s) -
Boris Uspenskij
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
studi slavistici
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1824-761X
pISSN - 1824-7601
DOI - 10.36253/studi_slavis-10910
Subject(s) - oath , heresy , philosophy , classics , literature , theology , history , art
The article is devoted to a strange oath of Ivan III, the Grand Prince of all Rus’, in 1488, registered in some Russian chronicles. The oath is very unusual and sometimes is regarded as heretical. Some scholars even associate it with the heresy of the Judaizers. Was the oath really heretical? Why did Ivan III choose such provocative language? The author attempts to answer these and contiguous questions.