MODERN SOURCE ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE ON THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE VORONEZH AND ST. PETERSBURG DIOCESES)

The article considers modern Orthodox periodicals that are of interest to historical scholars as sources, as well as the concept of source studies in the modern perspective of the situation of the Russian Orthodox Church. The author of the article considers the modern media of the two dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church: Voronezh and St. Petersburg, as well as their social significance. The article analyzes the printed and electronic editions of the St. Petersburg diocese "Living Water", reflects the ideological and thematic originality and purpose of this church magazine. The result of the author’s work is certain conclusions that reproduce the discourse of the Russian Orthodox Church in modern printed Russian media