THE SEARCH FOR MORAL REFERENCE IN «MATERIALS BIOGRAPHY OF ALEKSEY TITOV, THE ARCHBISHOP OF RYAZAN AND MUROM» BY V.TITOV

Abstract

This article discusses the specifics of
the genre of biography in Materials for the biography
of Alexey Titov, Archbishop of Ryazan and Murom,
authored by V.Titov. The author addresses the history
and purpose of creation of the work, the personality of
the main character - a real historical person; the features
of the narrative structure of biography. The study also
involved the analysis of archival documents - personal
letters of V. Titov. The author concludes that the appeal
to the biographical genre can give readers an instructive
moral example.