Bakhchisarai Dormition Skete is the Basis of the “Russian Athos” in Crimea: Revival and New Status of the Monastery in the Middle of the 19th Century
Journal: Istoriya
Year: 2021

The article examines the prerequisites of the appearance, the process of development and the beginning of the implementation of the church-state project of Archbishop Innokenty (Borisov) of Kherson and Tauride “Russian, or Crimean, Athos”, aimed at restoring ancient Christian monasteries on the Crimean peninsula and introducing hermit lifestyle in them according to the charter developed according to the Athos model. The article considers the revival in the middle of the 19th century of the Bakhc