Publishing house of the Moscow Patriarchate. Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Publishing House of the Russian Orthodox Church

Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church- one of the Synodal departments of the Moscow Patriarchate; in its modern form was created in 1994. The Council’s tasks include coordinating the activities of Orthodox publishing organizations, providing methodological, legal, organizational and other assistance to both church and secular publishing houses. The Council includes a Board of Review and Expert Evaluation, whose task is to determine the conformity of literature that is planned for distribution in the Church with the Orthodox doctrine.

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The modern Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church was the legal successor of the Publishing Department of the Russian Orthodox Church, created in February 1945 by a resolution of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1945. This department was entrusted with the responsibility for publishing church calendars, Holy Scripture, liturgical literature, manuals for clergy and clergy, and other books necessary for church life. In 1956, the Publishing Department published the Bible in the country for the first time since 1917.

Initially, the Department was located on the premises of the Moscow Patriarchate. Under Metropolitan Nicholas (Yarushevich), he was allocated premises in the Novodevichy Convent (in the Lopukhinsky building and at the Assumption Church), and during the period when Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechaev) headed the Department, a three-story building was built for him on Pogodinskaya Street (consecrated on September 22, 1981).

Publishing functions, which previously lay with the Department, were assigned by the decision of the Holy Synod of February 22, 1995 to the newly created Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate. Resolution of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church dated October 6, 1999, the Publishing Council was given the status of a synodal department. By definition of the Council of Bishops in 2000, the Council was assigned additional functions:

The Publishing Council is required to take care of the theological, scientific, spiritual and aesthetic level of literature published by dioceses and other canonical church units, which, in turn, must strictly submit to the Council their publishing plans and copies of published books, magazines and newspapers.

In addition, the Council determined that all publications of liturgical literature must be approved by the Publishing Council.

Managers

• 1945-1947 - Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy I
• 1947-1960 - Metropolitan Nikolai (Yarushevich)
• 1960-1963 - Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov)
• 1963-1995 - Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechaev)
• 1995-2000 - Bishop Tikhon (Emelyanov)
• 2000-2009 - Archpriest Vladimir Silovyov
• since 2009 - Metropolitan Clement (Kapalin)

Publication review activities

In accordance with the decision of the Holy Synod of December 25, 2009, the Publishing Council was entrusted with the mandatory review of all publications intended for distribution through the church (diocesan, parish, monastic) bookselling system.

At meetings of the Publishing Council, it was decided to consider it impossible to distribute the following books through the church (diocesan, parish, monastery) book network, since they contain statements that contradict the doctrine of the Orthodox Church.

1. Chastity and telegony. The Orthodox Church and modern science on the problem of genetic inversions. - Psalter Publishing House, 2004.
2. Oh, mom, mommy... - Prikhod Publishing House, 2006.
3. Hieromonk Tryphon. Recent miracles. - Arzamas, 2003.
4. The road to the elder. - St. Petersburg, 2004.
5. According to your faith, may it be for you... - St. Petersburg, 2006.
6. Come to me, all you who labor... - St. Petersburg, 2006.
7. Emelyanova L. God says to His chosen ones... - St. Petersburg, 2006.

1. Archimandrite Peter (Kucher). Be careful how dangerous you are walking. Collection of articles and sermons. - Bogolyubovo, 2006.

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The Publishing Council store is the largest Orthodox bookstore in Russia. It presents more than 5,000 titles of books, 3,200 titles of church utensils, incense, and icons. The highest quality lamp oil is always on sale. The department of audio-video products is well presented, where more than 3,000 items will be offered to your attention.

In the wholesale and retail center you can always purchase the maximum assortment of Orthodox literature of a wide variety of types - from serious scientific publications and liturgical literature to popular publications with spiritual and moral content, educational and children's literature. Patriarchal calendars and Divine service instructions are always on sale, as well as official periodicals of the Russian Orthodox Church - “Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate” (subscription index in the catalog of the Rospechat Agency - 71157) and the newspaper “Church Bulletin” (subscription index - 19460). You can also subscribe to the editorial office.

Bodies responsible at different times for the publishing activities of the Russian Church. The creation of appropriate management structures in the Russian Orthodox Church was associated with the revival of church publishing during the Great Patriotic War, after a period of virtual ban on the production of printed materials. In 1942 and 1943 The Moscow Patriarchate published the books “The Truth about Religion in Russia” and “The Russian Orthodox Church and the Great Patriotic War: Collection of Church Documents.” 4 Sep. 1943 J.V. Stalin received the Patriarchal Locum Tenens Metropolitan. Sergius (Stragorodsky; eminently Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'), Metropolitan of Leningrad. Alexy (Simansky; subsequently Patriarch Alexy I) and Metropolitan of Kyiv. Nikolai (Yarushevich). Among other problems of normalizing state-church relations, the issue of issuing official documents was discussed and positively resolved. the printed organ of the Russian Orthodox Church - the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate (JMP). In the fall of 1943, it was decided to also publish the annual Orthodox Church Calendar (the first one came out of print in 1944).

The active publishing activity of the Moscow Patriarchate during the Great Patriotic War received the canonical sanction of the Local Council on January 31 - February 2. 1945, who decided to organize under the Priest. Synod of the Publishing Department (hereinafter: I. o.), whose responsibilities included the preparation and publication of publications necessary for a full-fledged church life. The first chairman of the acting there was Patriarch Alexy I, who after the death of Patriarch Sergius and until the end. 1946 was also the executive editor of the ZhMP. With the participation of Patriarch Alexy, the book was published in 1947. "Patriarch Sergius and his spiritual heritage." From 1947 to 1960, chairman of the acting. was Metropolitan of Krutitsky and Kolomna. Nikolai (Yarushevich), who was also the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations (DECR). In the initial period of publishing activity, the posts of executive secretaries of the ZhMP were occupied by Archpriest. A. P. Smirnov, L. N. Pariysky, A. I. Georgievsky (see Georgievsky), A. V. Vedernikov, as well as Archpriest. N. P. Ivanov, E. A. Karmanov. And about. Together with the editorial board, the ZhMP was then located in the closed Novodevichy Moscow convent in honor of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God - in the Lopukhinsky building and technical premises at the refectory of the Assumption Church.

19 Sep. 1960 Chairman of the acting a replacement Metropolitan was appointed. Nicholas as chairman of the DECR, Podolsk bishop. Nicodemus (Rotov; later Metropolitan of Leningrad). Ep. Nikodim also became the first chairman of the editorial board of “Theological Works” - an annual collection that began to be published in 1960, in which the works of contemporary scholars were published. theologians, as well as the works of outstanding church figures of the past, the works of St. fathers and teachers of the Church. May 14, 1963 Archbishop. Nikodim (Rotov) was, at his request, relieved of the post of chairman of the acting. due to the large volume of work in DECR. The new chairman of the acting Pitirim (Nechaev; later Metropolitan) was appointed Bishop of Volokolamsk, and held this position for more than 30 years. His closest assistants were Archimandrite. Innokenty (Prosvirnin), P. V. Urzhumtsev, I. A. Minakov, V. P. Ovsyannikov; actively collaborated with I. o. DECR Executive Secretary A. S. Buevsky. Due to the expansion of the scope of activity and the increase in the number of employees at the beginning. 80s reconstruction (actually construction) of the building of the publishing center of the Moscow Patriarchate was carried out on Pogodinskaya Street, near the Novodevichy Monastery (consecrated on September 22, 1981), with a house church in the name of St. Joseph Volotsky.

For a long time I. o. was the only publishing house in the country that published Orthodox literature. Literary: Priest. Scripture, liturgical books, works of St. fathers and teachers of the Church, lives of saints, catechetical manuals, theological works, magazines, manuals for church and clergy, Orthodox. calendars. Despite the tough government supervision carried out by the Council for Religious Affairs under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, acting, overcoming plural. restrictions, constantly increased the circulation and range of church publications.

The first liturgical publication of the Moscow Patriarchate was the Service to All Saints Who Shined in the Russian Land, printed in 1946. From 1949 to 1958, annual “Divine Service Instructions” were published. In 1954, a phototype reissue of the Typikon, issued in 1906, was prepared, supplemented by an appendix. In 1956, in I. o. The first edition of the Bible after 1917 was carried out, and subsequently there were several more editions of the Holy Bible. Scriptures. The Patriarchal editions of the Bible, made in accordance with the rules of the new orthography, reproduced the previous, synodal editions, and a lot of work was done to study them to select the best version, by comparing Russian, Church Slavonic, Greek. and ev. biblical texts. The NT and Psalms were also reprinted.

To meet the spiritual needs of believers, a short prayer book was first published in 1956; after more complete prayer books appeared. Liturgical books necessary for the parish clergy were published: in 1956 the first phototype edition of the Trebnik was published, in 1958 - the Service Book (later reprinted). To help clergy, psalm-readers, church choristers and choristers, the Psalter followed, the Octoechos, the Lenten Triodion and the Colored Triodion, the Orthodox liturgical collection, the Book of Hours, the Irmologium, with musical appendices were published. In 1977, the publication of the multi-volume “Handbook for a Clergyman” began (a total of 8 volumes were published).

In I. about. Research work was carried out in the field of studying and mastering the spiritual heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church - Orthodox. hagiographic monuments, ancient manuscripts, iconography. Many people were systematically examined. well-known repositories and funds, reconstruction of ancient church chants was carried out. And about. acted as the initiator and one of the organizers of a scientific expedition to the Russian Great Martyr Panteleimon Monastery at Athos. archim. Innocent (Prosvirnina) (1983). Collections devoted to the most important events in church life, anniversary editions, and albums of monuments of the history of the Russian Church were published. With the direct participation of I. o. The Church for the first time began to use the means of cinema and television - over 30 church documentaries were created, which largely contributed to the expansion of the missionary activities of the Russian Orthodox Church. Created in 1978 in I. o. The exhibition department was organized in many. countries there are exhibitions of photographs and church publications telling about the life of the Church.

K ser. 80s And about. published more than 200 publications, including more than 150 church and liturgical publications. The activities of the I. o. are especially active. reached during the preparation and celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus'. For the celebration, more than 30 editions were published, including the 6th anniversary edition of the Bible, the 4th edition of the NT (in parallel in Russian and Church Slavonic languages), the Aprakos Gospel was published in facsimile (Ostromir Gospel, RKP. XI century), 24-volume liturgical Menaions, the publication of a multi-volume Biblical symphony began, the works of church scientific conferences dedicated to the Baptism of Rus' were published, as well as a series of illustrated publications about churches and monasteries, about the main stages of the historical path of the Russian Church. Together with the Melodiya company, a set of 20 gramophone records dedicated to Orthodoxy was released. church singing; sets of slides on church topics were also produced. Based on video recordings of the events of the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus', 4 videos about the celebrations were prepared. Film sector I. o. also participated in the creation of 5 films dedicated to the history and life of the Russian Church.

After the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus', a new stage in the history of state-church relations began. The state refused to interfere in the affairs of the Church, which led to the rapid development of spiritual life, and the need for church and religious-moral publications increased. At this time I. o. increased the range and circulation of publications, and developed new areas of activity. Since 1989, along with ZhMP I. o. began to release gas. "Moscow Church Bulletin" (since 2003 "Church Bulletin").

Socio-economic crisis con. 80s affected the activities of the acting: due to an acute shortage of paper and the lack of modern printing technology delayed the publication of a number of already prepared publications. In 1990, Metropolitan. Pitirim was forced to admit that “the Publishing Department cannot fully satisfy the urgent needs of the Church” ( Pitirim (Nechaev). 1990. P. 25). Along with I. o. New religious publishing centers appeared in the country. liters, there was a need to achieve interaction between church publishing houses, including ensuring a high level of their products, which required a reorganization of the management of the publishing business of the Russian Orthodox Church.

In connection with the changed conditions of the existence of the Church and the emergence of new opportunities for the development of the church press, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1994 determined to consider the acting. having fulfilled their destiny; instead of I. o. The Publishing Council of the Moscow Patriarchate (hereinafter: IP) was created as a collegial body consisting of representatives of synodal institutions, theological schools, church publishing houses and other institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. His tasks included coordinating the activities of church publishing houses and evaluating manuscripts proposed for publication. Oct 7 In 1995, the Regulations on I.S. were adopted, which from Oct. 6. In 1999 the status of a synodal department was given. By decision of the Council of Bishops in 1994, the publication of the central organs of the church press and the church calendar was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. 22 Feb 1995 Priest. The Synod established the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate (hereinafter: IMP) for the publication of central church printed organs and a calendar on the basis of the recently created publishing house “Chronicle”.

The duties of the director of the IMP were performed by the Odintsovo Archbishop. Job (Tyvonyuk; now Metropolitan). On July 17, 1995, by the decision of the Holy. Synod Chairman I. s. and Bishop Bronnitsky was appointed editor-in-chief of the IMP. Tikhon (Emelyanov; now archbishop). The main attention in the work was paid to organizing the activities of the IMP. Those that appeared in the 1st half were overcome. 90s difficulties in publishing work; The publishing process was computerized, printing equipment was increased and updated, special attention was paid to improving equipment for color printing, as well as to connecting the publishing and printing processes.

Regular publication of the ZhMP was resumed (previously lagging behind in terms of publication), the artistic design of the magazine changed significantly - photo illustrations became color, their number increased significantly; managed to increase the frequency of publication of the Moscow Church Bulletin. The structure of church calendars has improved: a more detailed and convenient index of the names of saints has appeared, the calendar began to include information about the episcopate, etc. Since 1998, the publication of “Divine Service Instructions” has been resumed. The main direction of the work of the IMP remained the production of liturgical books - reprint reproduction of old editions, publication of new editions of liturgical texts using modern ones. book publishing technologies. Only for 1997-1999. IMP has published more than 170 book titles with a circulation of approx. 3 million copies. (The Orthodox Church Calendar was the largest edition; other publications had an average circulation of 5-10 thousand copies).

In 1997, the recording department was recreated at the IMP at a new technical level, which began to produce CDs with recordings of services in the churches of the Moscow Kremlin, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, church, monastery and diocesan choirs of the Russian Orthodox Church. The development of new information technologies led to the creation of the IMP website on the Internet, thanks to which a new channel of access to Orthodoxy opened for believers, including the Russian-speaking foreign population. lit-re. Databases were created for sections of the Orthodox Church. doctrine and life of the Church, as well as on bibliography, hagiography, personalities, canon, exegesis, iconology, hymnography, on the history of churches and Mont-Rei of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Carrying out general management of the publishing activities of the Russian Church, I. s. reviewed books and manuscripts proposed for publication in order to determine their compliance with Orthodoxy. doctrine and church tradition. The reviewers were responsible employees of the council, as well as specialists involved in this work, including professors and teachers of theological schools, leading secular scientists. I.s. catalogs of Russian Orthodox Church publications were prepared for publication. Measures were taken to coordinate the work of the Orthodox Church. The media, why the Orthodox meetings were organized. journalists. To train personnel in the field of church journalism, the Institute of Church Journalism and Publishing was created in 1996 on the basis of the IMP (later one of the facts of the Russian Orthodox University of St. John the Theologian).

28 Dec 2000 by the decision of the Holy. Synod of Bishops Tikhon was released from the leadership of I. s. and UTI. Chairman of the I.S. and Prot. was appointed editor-in-chief of the IMP. Vladimir Silovyov. Book publishing continued to develop in the following main areas: periodicals, Holy. Scripture, liturgical literature, books about patriarchs and collections of patriarchal works, acts of church councils, history of the Russian Church, anniversary publications, patristic literature. In 2001-2008 The circulation of books published by IMP has almost doubled, and their range has expanded significantly. The design was improved and the circulation of ZhMP, gas was increased. “Church Bulletin” has become a general church publication, the information content and design of the Orthodox Church Calendar has increased, work is underway to form a standard version of the entire corpus of liturgical books of the Russian Church in electronic form, on the basis of which traditions will be prepared. publications

In I. s. New structures were formed, including departments of scientific-theological, spiritual-educational and children's literature, music editors, information technology department, external relations and marketing department. To sell manufactured products in I.s. created modern store of books and church utensils. Exhibition activities are developing successfully.

At the same time, due to the actual connection with the IMP, the functions of the central church publishing house prevailed in the work of the I.S. over the tasks assigned to the council as an executive synodal body of organizing the publishing business of the entire Russian Church and coordinating the activities of church publishing houses. By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 31, 2009, the leadership of I. s. was divided. and UTI. Chairman of the I.S. Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk was appointed. Clement (Kapalin). The post of editor-in-chief of IMP was left to Prof. V. Silovyev.

Lit.: PCC for 1946, p. 59; Definition of Holy Synod of May 14, 1963 // ZhMP. 1963. No. 6. P. 9; Consecration of the new building of the Publishing Department // Ibid. 1982. No. 1. P. 21-25; Theophylact (Moiseev), Hierom. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the ZhMP // Ibid. 1984. No. 1. P. 20-28; Komarov K. M. 40 years of the MP Publishing Department // Ibid. 1985. No. 3. P. 11-18; No. 4. P. 9-13; No. 5. P. 16-20; Pitirim (Nechaev), Metropolitan. On the publishing activities of MP // Ibid. 1990. No. 2. P. 24-31; Definition of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church “On Publishing Activities” // ZhMP. 1994. No. 11/12. P. 7; At the meeting of St. Synod of June 17, 1995 // Ibid. 1995. No. 6/8. P. 16; Tsypin. History of the RC. pp. 649-654; Appointment of a new chairman of the MP Publishing Council // ZhMP. 2001. No. 2. P. 31; Alexandrova T. L., Suzdaltseva T. V.. Passing Rus': Stories of Metropolitan. Pitirima. St. Petersburg, 2007. pp. 295-316; Yakovleva E. M. Biography of Metropolitan. Pitirim // Pitirim (Nechaev), Metropolitan. Light of Memory: Words, Conversations and Articles. M., 2009. P. 5-12; Devoted Servant of the Church: O Church. and societies. activities of Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechaeva): (Collected works and memoirs). M., 2009. P. 16-136; Zaitseva Yu. Patriarch Kirill presented the strategy for the development of publishing of the Russian Orthodox Church // http://www.blagovest-info.ru/index.php?ss=2&s=3&id=27266 [Electr. resource].

E. S. Polishchuk