Tsar Alexei I and His Patriarch. Power Struggle on the Background of the Church Schism

Abstract

The study maps the development of Russian society and the state during the reign of Tsar Alexei I Mikhailovich (1645-1676) against the background of the church reforms of Patriarch Nikon, which led to a split in the Russian Church.

Keywords

• Muscovite Russia
• 17th Century
• Tsar Alexei I
• Patriarch Nikon
• Protopop Avvakum
• Church Schism