The Bible in Russia

[Daniel Rancour-Laferriere]

24 March 06

>Can anyone recommend a good survey on the Bible in Russia (Russian)? It's one of
>those topics that I really don't feel very confident about (about my knowledge,
>that is).
>
>Also, has there been anything published on Bible reading in Russia? It's such a
>part of protestant/evangelical culture, I've long  wondered if there is (was)
>any Russian equivalent, either among the Orthodox or the sects.
>
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>Is there anything on the Bible reception in Russia, esp. in the modern 
>
>period (18th-20th cents.)?
>

Dear Colleagues,
I'm surprised that these questions by Peter Scotto and Alexander Kulik 
have been ignored.  I too am interested in the history of the Bible in 
Russia (and earlier, in Rus').  Checking in James Billington's _The Icon 
and the Axe_ (Knopf 1978), I found some scattered information, but there 
must be something more recent, comprehensive, and useful.  It is known 
that the Russian Bible Society did exert considerable (and 
controversial) political influence in the 19th century, but that a full 
Russian (as opposed to Church Slavonic) Bible did not come into 
existence until 1876.  Imagine that - the same time that _Anna Karenina_ 
appeared.  Could someone out there provide some useful references?

Thank you.

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

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