Motifs of “The Ladder” by St. John Climacus in the spiritual letters of St. Ambrose of Optina to the laity
The article undertakes a motif-based analysis of the semantic connections between “The Ladder” by St. John Climacus (St. John of Sinai) and the spiritual letters addressed to the laity by St. Ambrose of Optina. St. Ambrose took part in the preparation for the publication of the translation of “The Ladder” into Russian and Church Slavonic, carried out ...
Lexicographically undescribed words from the oldest Russian manuscript of the “Ladder” by St. John Climacus
This article examines the functioning of rare and unique vocabulary in the oldest Russian manuscript of The Ladder by St. John Climacus, created in the mid-twelfth century. The aim of the study is to introduce new material into scholarly circulation in the fields of historical lexicology and historical lexicography. The principal research method employed is linguotextual ...
