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During the session of Dissertation Council #2 two candidates defended their candidates dissertations.
On November 14 th the regular meeting of Dissertation Council #2 took place in the Moscow Theological Academy. The Council includes the Church History department, Church-practical department, Philology (Slavic languages) and the department of History and Theory of Church Art. Archpriest Victor Lisyunin and hieromonk Iosif (Korolyov) defended their candidate dissertations.
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Archpriest Victor Lisyunin submitted his candidate thesis «The regeneration of Tombov diocese under the governance of St.Luke (Voyno-Yasenetskiy) based on the archival state, institutional and private materials”. The official opponents were:
- Tatiana Leontyeva, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of Russian History department of the Tver State university;
- Vladimir Pertsev, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Philosophy and Humanitarian disciplines of the Voronezsh State Medical Academy.
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The candidate answered all the opponent’s questions and Council inquiry. As a result of the debates the Council decided to apply to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill for awarding archpriest Victor Lisyunin PhD degree in Theology.
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Hieromonk Iosif submitted his candidate thesis «The history of Saint Paphnutiy of Borov monastery in XV-XVII centuries”. The official opponents were:
- Dmitriy Volodihin, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of History department of the Moscow State University;
- Archpriest Gleb Tsvirkunov, PhD of Theology, Lecturer of Church History department of the Perervin Theological seminary.
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Hieromonk Iosif successfully gave answers to all the opponent’s remarks and Council inquiry. As a result of the debates the Council also decided to apply to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill for awarding hieromonk Iosif PhD degree in Theology.
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According to the schedule the next session of Dissertation Council is on December 12 th .
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