2026/2(45)

Contents

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

Zubov D.

Occupation Regime and
Nazi Criminals in the Krasnodar Region (1942-1943): An Analysis
of Eyewitness Testimonies

APPLIED RESEARCH

Vadatursky D.

On the spread of stone architecture in the Arctic region. Construction
of a cathedral in the Sumskoy Fortress

Vasiliev G.

Art project “My Contemporaries”: аxiological foundations

Latushko Yu.

Traditional water transport
of the Amur basin

Nikolaev K.

Authorial repetition and copy
in the creative practice of Vladimir painters of the 1980s - 1990s (based on the archive of GOSNIIR
Scientific Expertise Department)

Ippolitov S.

Formation and development
of copyright in China: from doctrine to instruments of state cultural policy

HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Kochkin S.

Study of the X-ray of “Landscape. Pargolovo” by Fyodor Vasilyev
(the Radischev Art Museum, Saratov)

Lysenko A.

Cultural transmission mechanisms and modes in the context of historical development of the Stronsky artistic dynasty

Molodin A.

Digital twin as an object of protection of lost heritage

Filin P.

Chukotka baidara: technology and the preservation of traditions. Experience building an Eskimo baidara in the village of Sireniki
in 2025

Song Yuhan

Historical practices and conceptual evolution in the conservation
of China's large archaeological sites

MUSEOLOGY

Makarova E.

Tainitskaya Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin: historical and architectural review

Mikhalskaya O., Chuvilkina Yu.

Contribution of collector Felix Evgenievich Vishnevsky to the development of Russian museum collections

Shimanova M.

Biblical scenes on an 18^th century tiled stove of the Novodevichy convent in Moscow

Publ. 04/05/2026

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DOI 10.34685/HI.2025.65.59.025

Brilev D.

Russian Language and Orthodoxy in Russia and Africa:
Spiritual and cultural foundations of cooperation
between Russia and African countries

Abstract. The African direction is becoming increasingly important in the modern Russian foreign policy, which necessitates the search for new socio-cultural bases of cooperation between Russia and African countries. Orthodoxy and the Russian language as the most important factors in the spiritual life of both Russian and African peoples can become such a basis for building a solid foundation of intercultural interaction. The article examines the history of the Orthodox presence on the African continent and its current state, assesses the place of the Orthodox mission in the dissemination and popularization of Russian culture, as well as the role of the Russian language in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa. The author concludes that, despite the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church as a conduit of Russian cultural and spiritual values, the potential of Orthodox missions on the African continent has not been fully realized; this area can and should become one of the priorities of Russian foreign policy in the African direction.

Key words: Orthodoxy in Africa, Russian language, intercultural interaction, Russian foreign policy.

Brilev Dmitry Alexandrovich,
Applicant post-graduated student,
Likhachev Russian Research Institute
for Cultural and Natural Heritage (Moscow)
Email: Fonbruld@yandex.ru

Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2025/3(42)

URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/772.html

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Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage

Publisher

Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage

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