QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

  1. What unfavorable conditions do we find in Russian society at the beginning of the sixteenth century?
  2. Who was Maxím the Greek, and what service did he render to his times?
  3. What was the purpose of the "House-Regulator" of Pope Sylvester?
  4. How does he define the duties of woman?
  5. What early attempts at printing were made in Russia?
  6. What qualities of Iván the Terrible may be seen in his writings?
  7. Describe his correspondence with Prince Kúrbsky.
  8. How do Kúrbsky's qualities compare with those of the Tzar, as shown in this correspondence?
  9. Why is Kúrbsky's history of Moscow a remarkable work?
  10. What great work was done by Moghíla and his Academy?
  11. How did his influence prove very far-reaching?
  12. What did other writers of this time say of the need for better education in Russia?
  13. Describe the career of the famous Patriarch Níkon.