This article investigates the role of Sophia Palaeologina in the cultural transmission between Renaissance Europe and Russia. Challenging the historiographical consensus established by N. M. Karamzin and P. Pierling, which characterizes her influence as decisive, the study argues that her actual impact on the reception of Renaissance culture was limited. Drawing on an extensive corpus of primary sources—including chronicles, administrative acts, and hagiographies—the author examines specific evidence regarding Sophia’s education, property, and the hagiographical narrative of St. Sergius. Additionally, the article assesses the activities of the Greek entourage that accompanied the Grand Duchess. The findings suggest that while these Greek intermediaries were more instrumental than Sophia in disseminating humanist knowledge, their overall contribution has also been exaggerated, as their engagement with the humanistic tradition was often tenuous.
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation - ORCID: 0000-0002-9433-5068
Titolo del capitolo
Софья Палеолог и проблема ренессансного влияния в русской культуре в конце XV-начале XVI в.
Autori
Tatiana Matasova
Lingua
Russo
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0893-2.05
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Anno di pubblicazione
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
In dialogo con l'Occidente: Rinascimento e renovatio nella Russia del Cinquecento / В диалоге с Западом: возрождение и религиозное обновление в России XVI века
Curatori
Marcello Garzaniti, Ovanes Akopyan, Iris Karafillidis, Francesca Romoli
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
242
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
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© 2025 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0893-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0916-8
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0893-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0894-9
Collana
Europe in between. Histories, cultures and languages from Central Europe to the Eurasian Steppes
ISSN della collana
2975-0318
e-ISSN della collana
2975-0326