Publisher's Synopsis
This is a popular scientific work devoted to such a phenomenon of the religious life of the Russian Orthodox Church as a procession (cross-procession). Thus, this book will be of great interest to specialists in and historians of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as to any person who is interested in Russian Orthodox culture. This book is a popular scientific work and can be characterized more as a major essay. The bibliographic list at the end of the book is presented exclusively in Russian-language literature since the subject of which will be discussed is most studied in Russian-language studies by Russian-language researchers. The English language in which the book is written is deliberately simplified in order to make the text of the book as accessible as possible for people who do not speak English from birth.
