PATRIARCH TICHON (BELLAVIN) AND HIS ACTIVITIES: THE MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH IN MODERN RUSSIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
This article discusses modern Russian historiography devoted to the activities of Patriarch Tikhon (Bellavin). It is noted that historians have introduced a huge amount of empirical material into scientific circulation. The article highlights the main areas of research, identifies the main experts on this topic. The activities of Patriarch Tikhon in the post-soviet period have been studied by secular and church historians. PhD dissertations were defended, biographies of the then head of the Russian Orthodox Church appeared for the first time. Russian historiography has abandoned the negative image of the patriarch created in Soviet times. But in the scientific literature there are different opinions and assessments of his activities. The author of the article concludes that the church policy of Patriarch Tikhon, his decisions, motives have not been studied enough.