жрец искусства

[Joseph Schlegel]

Dear Jesse,


Note also that the term "High Priest of _____" is well-attested in English as well. I would assume this usage has been around for quite some time.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/high+priest

Informal. a person in a high position of power or influence, especially one who is revered as a preeminent authority or interpreter:
"the high priest of the young painters."

I see quite a few sources referring to Salieri as the high priest while Mozart is the genius, so Pushkin's little tragedy may be a shared point of reference in the context of Russian literature.

Joseph Schlegel
PhD Candidate
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Toronto

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