Great Northern War and Church reform of Peter the Great by N. V. Sokolova

“…The article claims that the secularization of the patriarch's landholdings, in contrast to other church holdings, was complete and final already at the beginning of the 18th century. In this regard, there is an obvious need to reject historical parallels between the events of the early 18th century and the "monastic secularization" of 1764.Comparing the Alexei Kurbatov’s proposals to Peter I in a letter dated October 25, 1700, with the content of the personal decrees of January 24 and 31, 1701 on the restoration of the Monastic Order allows us to hypothesize that the defeat at Narva and preparation for the meeting with the Elector Augustus II that would result in the signing of the Biržai pact, significantly adjusted the plans of the Church reform. …”
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Crop wild relatives in Vologda Province by L. Yu. Shipilina

“…Sheksninsko-Sudsky, Vozhega-Kubensky, Verkhnesukhonsky and Nizhnesukhonsky Districts with their 57 protected areas of different ranks conserve 29 species of CWR listed in the Red Book of Vologda Province.…”
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