MOSCOW, THE THIRD ROME
MOSCOW, THE THIRD ROME
This article discusses the origin and history of the concept of Moscow as the “Third Rome” – the successor to Constantinople as the head of the Orthodox World. It then looks at the reasons that Moscow has not been accepted universally as the Third Rome and the possible effect it would have if Moscow were to be regarded as such.
Keywords:
Moscow, Orthodox Church, Rome, Constantinople Istanbul,
- ISSN: 1307-3419
- Başlangıç: 2008
- Yayıncı: Mustafa YAŞAR