20th century Russian History
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The article present the results of the study of the burial place and of the primary research of skeletal remains attributed to the Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria.
"The article covers the story of giving theological-scientific degrees in the Russian Orthodox Church in the period of the fiercest persecutions against her in 1920–1930s. Despite the antichurch policy of the bolshevik authority, the... more
"The article covers the story of giving theological-scientific degrees in the Russian Orthodox Church in the period of the fiercest persecutions against her in 1920–1930s. Despite the antichurch policy of the bolshevik authority, the system of a theologicalscientifi c certifi cation was not completely destroyed. In article a special attention is paid to the story of awarding to metropolitan Sergiy (Stragorodsky) a higher doctorate in Divinitatis in 1933 when he was actually heading the Russian Orthodox Church.
Keywords: theological-scientifi c certifi cation, academic degrees, metropolitan Sergiy (Stragorodsky), Divinitatis Doctor, persecution against the Church."
Keywords: theological-scientifi c certifi cation, academic degrees, metropolitan Sergiy (Stragorodsky), Divinitatis Doctor, persecution against the Church."


