Archpriest Avvakum - The Life Written by Himself

Russian Rulers History Podcast by Mark Schauss

Dec 7, 202523:02Arts

Send us Fan Mail Today, we cover the autobiography of the Archpriest Avvakum Petrov, the man who was one of the leaders of the schismatic Old Believers, born from the denial of the reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church...

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