9) Проф. А. С. Архангельский.

Nil Sorsky and Vassian Patrikeev. Their literary works and ideas in ancient Rus'. Part one: Venerable Nil of Sorsky. St. Petersburg. 1882 In the third chapter of this work (“literary sources of the ideas of St. Nilus Sorsky”), speaking “about the relationship of St. Nil Sorsky to patristic literature,” the author sets out in some detail the teaching of St. John Cassian “about the eight main vices of the soul,” 1122 contained in the last eight chapters of his work: “De conbiorum Institutis”; gives a brief summary of the work of Neil of Sinai “On the Eight Vices”, 1123 with its general characteristics (the absence of “a proper psychological consideration of passions, lack of desire to analyze them”; 1124 the treatment of Neil of Sinai ends with a brief description of “the works of Neil of Sinai in general”, 1125 from the point of view of their general content and distinctive features (“ideas of love and forgiveness”) 1126 then the “Ladder” is considered John Climacus from the point of view of its subject, general idea (the need for continuous moral self-improvement. 1127 The rest of the chapter is occupied with a brief description of the ascetic ideas of Basil the Great 1128 and “three Byzantine writers of the ascetic-contemplative direction”: 1129 Isaac the Syrian, 1130 Simeon the New Theologian 1131 and, finally, Gregory the Sinaite. 1132 The presentation of the indicated points of 1133 ascetic writings of the named fathers was made by the professor mainly on the basis of Russian and Slavic translations (printed and handwritten), and he read only Cassian (at least part) in the original text. We present this work mainly in terms of the completeness of the literary “Review” of the issue we are studying, although some details are revealed by the author quite accurately, clearly and definitely, so that some significance for Orthodox asceticism for the presented article should still be recognized. But actually, when writing our dissertation, having studied the works of the named ascetic writers independently in their entirety and in the original, we did not have the need to use this work as a guide. We mention it, we repeat, in order to complete the study. In comparison with the considered work of prof. Arkhangelsky, clarifies much deeper, more thoroughly and in more detail the attitude of the moral worldview of St. Nila Sorsky in the ancient asceticism of the Christian East - in the person of some of its representatives - and incomparably more seriously and in more detail - on some issues - analyzes the ascetic worldview itself. pp. 166–169; the essence and meaning of “faith” and “contemplation”, p. 168. pp. 170 – 173; “the purpose of man is the inner contemplative life of God,” p. 172, and it is possible to realize this goal in the world, not in a monk; Wed page 171. Necessary for his immediate purpose, according to the very title of the chapter.