ST. NIKITA REMESIANSKY AND HIS TRACT “ABOUT THE GOOD OF PSALMODY”
The article represents the first translation of St. Nikita of Remesiansky’s (350- 420) treatise “About the Good of Psalmody” in the Russian scholarship. This treatise is dedicated to justification of practice of psalmody in the Early Church. It depicts Early Christian vigil and the order of the night service. The translation is preceded by a research, which regards the questions of life and creative activity of St. Nicita of Remesiansky and the particularities of the treaty “About the Good of Psalmody”, its historical and liturgical context.