Establishment of Orthodox Palestine Society and Activities of M.P. Stepanov (1881-1883)
Journal: Nauchnyi Dialog
Year: 2025

This article explores the involvement of Colonel General Mikhail Petrovich Stepanov, an officer of the General Staff, in the formation of the Orthodox Palestine Society under Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. Stepanov emerged as a pivotal leader during the first 35 years of the organization’s existence. Drawing on both published sources and archival documents from the Russian Empire’s Foreign Policy Archive (Moscow), the Russian State Military Historical Archive (Moscow), and the Manuscript Depar