Metropolitan Theognostus and Church Relationships between Pskov and Novgorod
The article considers the issue of administering the Kievan Metropolia and the Church of Rus under Metropolitan Theognostus. The author's analysis is based on the study of the church relationships between Pskov and Novgorod from the 2 nd half of the 1320s till the beginning of the 1330s. On the basis of the regional history it is deduced that the manner of Church administration chosen by Theognostus was determined by the rules of canon law and traditional patriarchal policy aimed on preserving the centralized Church administration, rather than personal preferences and affection towards the Grand Prince of Moscow.