In its present form, this small, miniature church, built according to an ancient, strictly Byzantine plan, with a square area, with four pillars in the center, with three apses to the east, cannot but amaze with its unusual shape.
The strictly scientific nature of the study of this church and the peculiarity of the masonry of its outer wall, everything speaks for the fact that it survived the building that was rebuilt many times. After that, P. A. Lapikarev presented signs of antiquity of the Trinity-Cyril Church, built by the Grand Duke Vsevolod Olgovich, who reigned in Kyiv, in 1138 - 1146.
Analyzing the architectural parts of this church in detail, the reviewer recognizes their undoubted antiquity, which does not prevent him from seeing parts of a later period, such as lanterns and domes. The plan, the pilasters, the masonry of the church, and finally the frescoes and spellings found here and there on the walls, all this speaks for the antiquity of the 20th century. These frescoes, as you know, have been whitewashed and are awaiting restoration’).
This was followed by the reading of Dr. F. A. Ternovsky - about the chronicle of George Amartol. The referent conveyed the contents of the chronicle, cited characteristic passages from it, and at the end proceeded to compare the first pages of Amartol with Nestor. The latter freely used Amartol, which he studied. This reading continued at the meeting on March 28.
The author pointed out all of Nestor’s borrowings from Amartol and noted the difference in the view of book teaching between both chroniclers.
*) Detailed message in Proceedings of Biev. Archaeol. Congress, vol. I.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE CHRNICALER NESTOR
While a representative of the newly enlightened Russian people is touched by the benefits of book teaching, the Byzantine writer points out the harm that comes from book teaching, namely heresy and false teaching. Following Mr. Ternovsky, Fr. Archpriest P. G. Lebedintsev made the following statement about the remarkable plans for the city of Kyiv in St. Petersburg, drawn up in the last century:
I. In the archive of the military topographic depot at the General Staff, — according to the general catalog under No. 35,024, a plan of 1706, 1 sheet. The manuscript was delivered by Mrs. Krüdener and is titled as follows: The City of Kyiv with Fortifications and Retrenchments, according to the design of General Hallart.
II. In the archives of the Main Military Engineering Directorate:
1) Plan of 1728 June 24 days, drawn from a drawing available at the military college and examined by Major General Stock, 1 sheet.
4) The plan of 1745, drawn up by the Kyiv engineering team in a vast volume, having about 7 arshins in length and the same width, with the indication on it not only of the terrain of fortifications and roads, but also all more or less remarkable buildings, country houses, the Dnipro and Chertorye with detailed measurements of both rivers.
In addition, in the military topographic depot there were, but were excluded: 1) a plan of St. Andrew's Church under construction in Kyiv, 1 p. 1 soot in 1 d. 2) a plan for a country stone house located in Kyiv of the Pechersk Lavra (formerly the 1st gymnasium, and now a women's religious school in Lipki), a manuscript donated by Kurbanov, and 3) plans for the Imperial Palace and other government buildings in Kyiv, compiled by Melensky.
From the military topographical depot the following were deposited in the Imperial Public Library: 1) plan for the caves of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, 1744; 2) plans of the same caves in 1752; 3) the plan of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra with the designation on this part of 1793. From the same depot the plan of the Tithe Church, erected by St. Bladimir, signed by Metropolitan Eugene.
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