Educational and methodological materials in the discipline “History of the Russian Orthodox Church” were developed at the Department of General and Russian Church History and Canon Law of the Theological Faculty of PSTGU for students of the professional retraining program “Theology” of the Faculty of Further Education of PSTGU. The materials include a general description of the course, a program and a collection of test tasks – for the pre-synodal and synodal periods. This educational and methodological complex is designed to help in mastering Russian church history.

The publication is intended for teachers and students of basic theological education programs, as well as for a wide range of readers who are independently starting to study church history.