The article analyzes the role of pedigreed legends in the formation of political and managerial elites in Russia of the XVI century. The need to recruit, circulate and consolidate the elites at that time led to the formation of the institution of pedigree legends, which allowed the nobility to lengthen and elevate their origin. The article analyzes the pedigree of the legend about the origin of the Ratsha from which many noble families had their origin. The authors conclude that the supreme power actively used pedigreed legends in its symbolic policy.
Country residences played an important role in the religious, political and cultural life of Russia in the early modern period. Court life in country residences was organized in the form of various ceremonies associated with the celebration of the name day of members of the royal family, local churches feasts and other events. In the last quarter of the 17th century, the religious and ceremonial culture of the Russian court has undergone significant changes. From the middle of the century, palace’s churches appeared in the tsars’ country residences. They were used not only for divine services, but also for sermons and recitations that was addressed to members of the tsar’s family and became a component of the church synthesis of arts. Another innovation was the celebration of the birthdays of members of the tsar’s family, which were celebrated in accordance with the traditional ceremonial adopted for celebrating name days. Thus, during the period under review, these court ceremonies saved their religious character. The development of religious and ceremonial culture in country residences was carried out primarily due to the transfer of ceremonies from Moscow to country residences. On the example of the celebration of the Origin (Wearing out) of the Honest Trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, we can observe that the transfer of the ceremony to country residences allowed the tsars to constantly make certain changes and additions to it. As a result, the religious and ceremonial culture in the country residences of the last quarter of the 17th century was more dynamic than in Moscow
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