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The American YMCA and Russian culture : the preservation and expansion of Orthodox Christianity, 1900-1940 /

In The American YMCA and Russian Culture, Matthew Lee Miller explores the impact of the philanthropic activities of the Young Men's Christian Association on Russians during the late imperial and early Soviet periods. During the First World War, the Association organized assistance for prisoners...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, Matthew Lee, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The YMCA and Russia: a profile of good works
  • The YMCA and Russia: wrestling with the issues
  • Confessional confrontation: perceptions, images, and correctives
  • Work among working Russians
  • "Service with fighting men": the Y among soldiers
  • The Russian Student Christian Movement at home
  • The Russian Student Christian Movement abroad
  • "The hunger for books": serving a starving readership
  • Teachers and priests: the St. Sergius Theological Academy
  • Sustaining an Orthodox commonwealth.