Посвящается моим родителям — Вячеславу Игоревичу Грацианскому и Татьяне Михайловне Матвеевой
акад. РАН, д.и.н., проф. С.П. Карпов (председатель), д.и.н., проф. Л.С. Белоусов, д.и.н., проф. Н.С. Борисов, д.и.н., проф. Л.И. Бородкин, д.и.н., проф. А.Г. Голиков, д.и.н., проф. С.В. Девятов, д.и.н., гл.н.с. Л.В. Кошман, акад. РАН, д.и.н., проф. Ю.С. Кукушкин, д.и.н., проф. Л.С. Леонова, к. фил.н., доц. Л.П. Лобанова, д.и.н., проф. Г.Ф. Матвеев, д.и.н., проф. С.В. Мироненко, д.и.н., проф. Е.И. Пивовар, д.и.н. А.В. Подосинов, д.и.н. С.Ю. Сапрыкин, д.и.н., проф. В.В. Симонов, к.и.н. Г.М. Степаненко, д. иск., проф. И.И. Тучков, д.и.н., проф. Д.А. Функ, акад. РАН, д.и.н., проф. В.Л. Янин
Gratsianskiy M.V.
Emperor Justinian the Great and the Legacy of the Council of Chalcedon
The book examines the church policy of the Roman Emperor Justinian the Great (527–565) in regard to the anti-Chalcedonians, who were innerchurch group opposed to the definitions of the 4th Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. The work covers the period from 451 to 571 and deals with the background and immediate consequences of the policy of Justinian. The chosen aspect is investigated on the basis of the totality of western and eastern sources and the existent secondary literature on the subject. The foundations and peculiarities of Justinian's policy and its impact on the subsequent development of church policy in the early medieval Roman (Byzantine) Empire are analyzed in detail. The text is provided with several appendices, which contain a Russian translation of the main churchpolitical and theological writings of the Emperor Justinian, relevant to the topic of the monograph.
The book is intended for specialists in the history of the Byzantine Empire and the early Middle Ages, the Church history, as well as for students of history and all those who are interested in this subject. It can also be used in the educational process as additional reading for the study of medieval history, the history of Byzantium and Church history.