TRINITY MIKHAILO-KLOPSKY MONASTERY AS ONE OF THE PRO-MOSCOW CLOISTERS OF THE NOVGOROD STATE

Aim. To conduct a historical study on the role of the Novgorod Mikhailo-Klopsky Monastery in the history of the late period of the Novgorod Republic and during the struggle of the pro-Moscow party with the supporters of Novgorod’s political independence; to reveal historical and political aspects of the struggle of the young Moscow State for its political influence in the Novgorod land throughout the fifteenth century. Methodology. Special attention is paid to an issue related to the historical and political influence of the Mikhailo-Klopsky monastery on the struggle of the pro-Moscow party of Novgorod and on the development of the political situation in the late Novgorod Republic. The research was conducted using traditional methods of historical and cultural research, as well as the methodology of the theory of civilizational research, since the second important aspect of the study is the influence of the architectural ensemble of the Klopsky monastery on the strengthening of pro-Moscow political influence in the Novgorod lands, as architectural images played an important ideological role in the sixteenth century. Results. The Trinity Mikhailo-Klopsky Monastery played a special role during the period of Novgorod’s accession to the Moscow state and, especially, during the reign of Tsar John the Terrible, as told by the entire architectural appearance of the monastery and the architecture of the Trinity Cathedral especially. Research implications. The findings confirm that the Klopsky monastery was not only the center of the pro-Moscow party in Novgorod, but an important ideological center, since architectural images very often confirm political influences in world history.

Novgorod Republic, Trinity Mikhailo-Klopsky Monastery, Pr. Mikhail Klopsky, Prince Konstantin Dimitrijevic, Trinity Cathedral of the Klopsky Monastery, archaeologist V. L. Yanin, N. N. Kuzmina, L. E. Krasnorechiev

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