472 Scrinium IV (2008). Patrologia Paci ca . . , . . , . . , . . , . ( .), . . I ( : « », 2008) 568 . [ - : , : ]. L. I. Z u , V. Y. K u k , N. V. Si i , B. L. F ki , K. K (ed.), Saint Maxim the Greek. Collected Works. Vol me I (Moscow: “Indr p bl shers”, 2008) 568 pp. [R s- s an Academy of Sc ences: Inst t te of R ss an H story; S be- r an Branch of RAS: The Inst t te of H story] ISBN 978-5-85759-445-2. The rst long-awaited volume of the new edition of the works of St Maxim the Greek has been published by renowned Moscow scholar Nina Sinitsyna in collaboration with one of the strongest teams work- ing with pre-Peter texts and the old-believer tradition — the N. Po- krovsky group from Novosibirsk. The volume includes texts of the rst period of the life of St Maxim in Russia until the condemnation (1518–1525) as well as works preserved in Greek (with Russian trans- lation), wri en in Italy and on Mt Athos (1498–1516) by Michael (Max- imos) Trivolis. The very identity of St. Maxim the Greek known from the Russian sources remained unclear until I. Denisov identi ed him as Maksimos Trivolis in 1943; since then his hypothesis has received general acknowledgement. The rst publication of the Greek part of the heritage of St Maxim will strongly contribute to the research of Maxim’s relation to the Ital- ian Renaissance. Although the problem itself remains somehow out- side the focus of the introductory article, it remains pre y acute and demands tough work with Latin contemporary sources. The new edition comes almost 150 years a er the three-volume edition which was completed in 1859–1862 in the Kazan Theological related to the spelling of the titlo (abbreviations). Thus двд7овы on p. 75 is most likely and not , likewise дка on p. 89 is very probably a titlo Dка and should be spelled as . Nevertheless, a very high level is maintained in the book, which could be labeled as a very helpful addition to the dossier of one of the most famous gures in the religious and cultural history of XVI century Russia. A. Muraviev Downloaded from Brill.com04/06/2021 01:06:17AM via free access 473 Academy. The later edition was a breakthrough, for until that time St Maxim was considered somewhat suspicious. He wrote before the Raskol and in his works Old-believers always found arguments against Nikonian reforms and the new rite in general. The Kazan editors made some alterations in the text and suppressed the most eloquent pas- sages concerning the old-rite practices. Moreover their work has been based on the manuscripts from the end of the XVI–XVII century. Con- trary to that the new edition is made on solid scholarly ground and is practically free from confessional censure. The basis for the pub- lication of the new volume are the manuscripts, created in Maxim’s lifetime, among them two with the author’s handwri en remarks. The manuscript tradition of the texts included in the volume was carefully investigated, and that work is well re ected in the textual commentary. A new principle has been applied — a chronological one. Previous edi- tions of St. Maxim have been compiled along thematic lines. The texts belong for the most part to the epistolographical genre minus several treatises (e.g. a treatise on the monasteries of Mt Athos which was also conceived as a le er to the Great Prince). The texts published in the volume contribute also to the research of the political ideas and of the Reichseschatologie of St Maxim. In his let- ters to the Great Prince Vasiliy III he developed an idea which accord- ing to Nina Sinitsyna is opposed to the Third-Rome theory. This concept is called the Greek idea and regards the role of Russia only as a media- tor for the Greek people in its quest for independence. In this Maxim was an opponent of Philotheos of Pskov. Another group of writings by Maxim is dedicated to the anti-Latin polemic, so that the published works do help to understand in what measure and by what means that tradition of criticizing Latins (= Roman catholics) was translated to Russian Muscovy. In the subsequent history that trend participated actively in the struggle against westernization e orts of the Romanov dynasty. Le ers of St Maxim to Feodor Karpov demonstrate another side of the Athonite’s activity. He objected strongly to any a empt to introduce or legalize in Russian society astrology which was becoming more and more popular in Europe. The new edition is a pioneering work in many aspects. However some minor decisions taken by the editors are open to some criti- cism. The use of the footnote principle with lots of numbers in the text makes reading quite di cult. The use of a traditional apparatus would be more adequate here. Some incorrect and alas! confessionally motivated transcriptions look very unhistorical and make a strange Downloaded from Brill.com04/06/2021 01:06:17AM via free access 474 Scrinium IV (2008). Patrologia Paci ca ( . . ) ( . .), . - - - ( ) (1964–1985) ( - , 2007) (Scr ptor m: , 1) 608 . + 62 . N n K i (T. A. S i ) (ed.), A Pillar of Fire. Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (1964–1985) (St. Petersbo rg, 2007) (Scr ptor m: H story of the Ch rch, 1) 608 pp. + 62 ll. No ISBN. Metropolitan Filaret (Philaret) (1903–1985) was the third First-Hi- erarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). His uncorrupted relics were revealed in 1998. He is especially known for his rm stand against ecumenism and his e orts to bring unity be- tween the Russian Church and the Churches of the Greek Old Calen- darists. Under his presidency, the Council of the ROCOR anathema- tized ecumenism as heresy (1983). The book contains a detailed account of Metropolitan’s life, his epis- tles and private le ers, selected sermons, as well as Church documents and materials concerning the history of the ROCOR from 1960s to 1980s, and also some other relevant documents. Some of them have never been published previously; others were published in rare and almost un- known periodicals or lea ets. Several pages of history of the ROCOR, such as the so-called “Revolt of laymen” in the 1960s, are discussed here for the rst time. An important collection of photographs (62 pictures in black and white), some of them very rare, accompanies the text. As a supplement, the book contains a liturgical service to St Filaret in Church Slavonic wri en by the author in 1999 and used now in the Russian Church communities where the cult of St Filaret is established. The book is a fascinating read for both scholars and laymen inter- ested in the history of the Orthodox Church in the 20th century. B. L. impression given the participation of the Novosibirsk scholars. These are transcribing ї©ъ (reading impossible before the 17th cent.), дв7дъ transcribed as and some others. Nonetheless the total im- pression from the published volume remains very positive and makes the reader await future volumes with impatience. A. Muraviev Downloaded from Brill.com04/06/2021 01:06:17AM via free access Λ. И.ЖYPOBA, B.Ю. KPYTEЦKИЙ, H.B. CИHИЦЬIHA, Б. Λ. ФOHKИЧ K.XBOCTOBA (И3Λ), Пpeno∂o∂hblŭ Makcum Γpek. Coцuhehuя