Margarita A. Korzo

Date and Place of birth

February 1, 1969, Moscow

Degrees

• Cand. Sc. [PhD], History, Moscow State University, 1999
• MA, History, Central-European University, Budapest, Hungary, 1994
• [BA] History, Moscow State University, 1993

Professional
appointments
Full-time   

• Senior Research Fellow (2002 – present); Research Fellow (1993–2002); Secretary (1986–1993), Department of Ethics, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences

Half-time

• Lecturer, Warsaw University: October 2002, October 2003
• Teacher, secondary school № 112, Moscow: 1999–2000
• Lecturer, Department of History, Moscow State University: 1996–1997, 1999
• Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, Moscow State University: 1997–1998

Professional activities

• Member of the study group “Old Polish Culture”, Department of History, Warsaw University: 2005 – present
• Participants’ Coordinator, project “Advancement of University Education in Ethics” (Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching, Higher Education Support Program, Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary): 2004–2007
• Member of editorial board, journal “Ukrainian Historical Collection” (Institute of History, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences): 2003 – present
• Secretary, Research and Educational Centre for the Ethics of Non–violence: 1989–1999

Academic
presentation

• “Sobranie pripadkov kratkoe” (Supraśl 1722) in the Context of Catholic “Institutiones morales” 17^th C.”. International Conference “Inheritance of the Union of Brest”, Suprasl, Poland, October 16–17, 2010;
• “Function of a School in the Light of the Polish Catholic Church Synods, 16^th – 17^th C.”.International Conference “Religious Education in Russia and Europe, 17^th C.”, Sankt-Petersburg, May 27–28, 2010;
• “A Foreign Tradition as a Source of Inspiration: an Authorship of the Orthodox Texts, 17^th C.”.International Conference “Ukrainian and Russian Orthodoxy: Similarity and Differences”, Moscow, September 11–12, 2009;
• “Polish Calvinist Catechisms in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 16 – 17^th C.”. V International Congress “LDK Kalbos, Kultūros ir raštijos tradicijos”, Vilnius – Sejny, November 12–14, 2008;
• “Religious and Moral Education Through the Eighteenth-century Primaries: the Case of Russia and Polish Commonwealth”. International Conference “Religious Education in Russia and Western Europe: 18^th – 19^th C.”, Moscow, June 3–4, 2008;
• “The Union of Brest and Catechetical Literature: Some Remarks on the Greek-Catholic Theology, the 17^th – 18^th C.”. International Conference “In the Wake of the Union of Brest”, Suprasl, Poland, October 20–21, 2007;
• “«Peace With God for a Man» of Innocenty Hizel in the Context of the Catholic Moral Theology, the 16^th – 17^th C.”. International Conference “Fathers’ Ethics in the Kievan Theological Thought: An Epoch of Reforms (the 16^th – 17^th C.)”, Kiev, September 20-23, 2007;
• “The Union of Brest and Catechetical Literature”. International Symposium “The Union of Brest: Perspectives of Scientific Consensus in the Context of National and Confessional Discourse”, L’viv, August 24–27, 2006;
• “Ukrainian Orthodox Catechisms, the 16^th – 17^th Centuries: Evolution of Religious Terminology”. International Symposium “Ukrainians of the 16^th – 17^th C. Through the Prism of a Word”, L’viv, May 10–12, 2006;
• “The Social Teaching of the Vatican and Russian Orthodox Church”. International Symposium “Social Ethics: Normative and Applied Problems”, Kiev, February 1–2, 2006;
• “The Sacrament of Penance as a Form of Social Control”. International Symposium “Tolerance in Europe, the 16^th – 18^th C.”, Moscow, September 12–13, 2005;
• “On Structure and Evolution of Ukrainian and Byelorussian Catechisms as a Part of School Primers, Second Half of the 16^th – 17^th C.”. International Conference “Manuscript and Old-printed Book in Ukraine”, L’viv, April 23–25, 2004;
• “Religious Indoctrination in the Parish: Orthodox and Greek Catholic Manuals for Parish Clergy, the 16^th – 17^th Centuries”. International Conference “Ukraine in the 17^th C.: Society, Philosophy, Culture”, Kiev, November 5–9, 2003;
• “Religious Indoctrination in School Practice: Ukrainian and Byelorussian Primers’ Catechisms, the 16^th – 18^th C.”. International Symposium “Confession, Ethos and Christian Culture in the Western and Eastern Europe, the 15^th – 17^th C.”, Moscow, September 19–20, 2003;
• “The Orthodox Catechisms of the 17^th Century: Some Remarks Concerning Formation of the Theological Discourse”. The Fifth Congress of the International Association of Ukrainian Studies, Chernivtsy, August 26–29, 2002;
• “An Image of a Person in Catholic and Orthodox Sermons in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (the 17^th C.): Comparative Approach”. International Congress “Christianity in Central-Eastern Europe”, Lublin, September 6–9, 1996.

Grants

• Sources and evolution of the Russian catechetical tradition: the case of Simeon Polotsky and Feofan Prokopovich (Gerda Henkel Stiftung, 2007);
• Social disciplining in Polish and Ukrainian rural communities, the 17^th – 18^th C. Comparative approach (American Council of Learned Societies, 2002–2003);
• School as an institute of indoctrination: Ukrainian pedagogical practice of the 17^th C. (European University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 2001–2002);
• Ethnic-confessional consciousness of Ukrainian society (Higher Education Support Program, Budapest, Hungary, 1995–1996).

Publications

(in Russian,

except specified)

Books:

• An image of a Person in the 17^th Century Sermons, Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 1999, pp. 189; also on: http://iph.ras.ru/uplfile/root/biblio/1999/Korzo_1.pdf.
• Ukrainian and Belorus’ Catechetical Tradition, the 16^th – 18^th Centuries: Formation, Evolution and Problem of Borrowings, Moscow, Kanon+ Press, 2007, pp. 672.
• Moral Theology of Simeon Polotsky: Catholic Tradition in the Russian Religious Thought, 17^th C. Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 2011, pp. 155.

Articles:

• “An Image of a Person in Catholic and Orthodox Sermons in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (the 17^th Century): A Comparative Approach”, in Churches and Confessions in East Central Europe in Early Modern Times, ed. H. Łaszkiewicz, Lublin, Instytut Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, 1999, p. 95–98.
• “Sin and Salvation in the 17^th century Catholic and Orthodox Sermons”, in Slavyanskij Al’manah 1998, Moscow, Indrik Press, 1998, p. 52–76.
• “Pedagogical Ideas in the 17^th Century Polish Catholic Sermons”, in Foreign Slavs in the Past and Present, Moscow, Dialog-MGU Press, 1999, p. 85–99.
• “Instructive Gospels in the Tradition of Orthodox Church-instructive Literature”, in Manuscript “Ukrainica” in the L’viv National Library Named after V. Stefanyk, L’viv, L’viv National Library, 1999, p. 302–309.
• “Comparison of Polish Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Church-instructive Literature of the 16^th – 17^th Centuries: Sin and Human Nature”, in Kovcheg: Collections of Essays on Church History 2(2000): 64–84 (in Ukrainian).
• A number of entries for Ethics: Encyclopaedic Dictionary, eds. R. G. Apressyan, A. A. Gusseinov, Moscow, Gardariki Press, 2001 (‘Benedictine monasticism’, p. 34–35; ‘Dominicans’, p. 125–126; ‘Jesuitism’, p. 162–163; ‘Christian monasticism’, p. 269–270; ‘Vice’, p. 367–368; ‘Franciscans' spirituality’, p. 518–520; ‘Christian ethics’, p. 526–531).
• Some remarks on polemics between the Jansenists and Jesuits on grace and free will. In Eticheskaya Mysl’ – 2, ed. A. Gusseinow, Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 2001, p. 118–130; also on: http://iph.ras.ru/elib/EM2_7.html.
• “Prawosławne wyznanie wiary Piotra Mohyły. Kilka uwag w sprawie wpływów zachodnich na teologię kijowską”, in Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce 46(2002): 141–149 (in Polish).
• “Control Over Observance of Sexual Morality Norms in Polish Rural Communities, the 17^th – 18^th Centuries”, in Socium. A Social History Almanac (Kiev) 2(2003): 165–184.
• “Decalogue in the Orthodox and Catholic Catechisms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the 17^th Century”, in The Xth “Christmas Readings” “Philosophy, Ethics and Moral Theology”, Moscow, Christianskaya Zhizn’ Press, 2003, p. 236–262.
• “School and Church in Poland, the 16^th – 17^th Centuries”, in Pedagogica (Moscow) 4(2003): 81–87.
• “Piotr Mohyla Orthodox Confession of Faith: Some Remarks Concerning Western Influences on the Kiev Theology in the 17^th Century”, in Comparative history: methods, tasks, perspectives, ed. M.Y. Paramonova, Moscow, Institute of History Press, 2003, p. 33–56.
• “Problems of Moral Reformation of the Society in the Early Modern Times”, in Eticheskaya Mysl’ – 4, ed. A. Gusseinow, Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 2003, p. 89–102; also on: http://iph.ras.ru/elib/EM4_6.html.
• “The Orthodox Catechisms of the 17^th Century: Some Remarks Concerning Formation of the Theological Discourse”, in The Fifth Congress of the International Association of Ukrainian Studies, History – Part I, Chernivtsy, Ruta Press, 2003, p. 251–257.
• “Pedagogical System of the Jesuits”, in The History of Education and Pedagogical Thought in the Ancient Times, Middle Ages and Renaissance, ed. T. N. Matulis, Moscow, The Russian University of Nations’ Friendship Press, 2004, p. 469–532.
• “Polski przekład katechizmu Jakuba Ledesmy TJ i jego wpływ na tradycję unicką w XVII w.”, in Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce 48(2004): 149–159 (in Polish).
• “On Structure and Content of Primers’ Catechisms Printed in Moscow, the 17^th – early 18^th Century”, in Slavyanovedeniye (Moscow) 2(2005): 74–84.
• “Ukrainian and Byelorussian Orthodox Catechisms of the 16^th – 17^th Century: Some RemarksConcerning Formation of the Theological Discourse”, in Ukraine in the 17^th C.: Society, Philosophy, Culture, eds. N. Yakovenko, L. Dovga, Kiev, Kritika Press, 2005, p. 320–346.
• “Ukrainian and ByelorussianCyrillic Primers’ Catechisms, the 17^th – early 18^th Century”, in Visnyk of the L’viv University. Series Bibliology, Library Studies and Informational Technologies, Issue 1, L’viv, Ivan Franko National University of L’viv, 2006, p. 55–71.
• “Nota w sprawie nieznanego przekładu Jana Kalwina w Polsce XVI w.”, in Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce 50(2006): 257–259 (in Polish).
• “Russian Catechetical Tradition, 17^th – 18^th C.: An Introduction to the Problem”, in A Man in the Culture of Russian Baroque, ed. M. Kisielyova, Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 2007, p. 199–207.
• “W sprawie jednego z XVI-wiecznych katechizmów kalwińskich w Rzeczypospolitej”, in Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce 51(2007): 177–198 (in Polish).
• “Decalogue in the Orthodox and Catholic Catechisms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the 16^th – 17^th Century”, in Kovcheg: Collections of essays on Church history 5(2007): 100–117 (in Ukrainian).
• “Die Union von Brest und die katechetische Literatur”, in Ostkirchliche Studien 56(2007): 343–360.
• “The Union of Brest and the Catechetical Literature”, in Die Union von Brest (1596) in Geschichte und Geschichtsschreibung: Versuch einer Zwischenbilanz, Hg. Johann Marte, Oleh Turij, Lviv, Institut für Kirchengeschichte der ukrainischen katholischen Universität, 2008, p. 323–339.
• “On Sources of Simeon Polockij’s Manuscript Catechisms”, in Kijivs’ka Akademiâ 6(2008): 102–122.
• “Function of a School in the Light of the Polish Catholic Church Synods, 16^th – 17^th C.”, in Between Moscow, Warsaw, and Kiev. Essays in honor of Prof. M.V. Dmitriev, Moscow, Moscow State University Press, 2008, p. 21–35.
• “Discussions on Decalogue in Protestant Thought, 16^th C.”, in Philosophy and Ethics. Collections of Essays in honour of Prof. A.A. Gusseinov, ed. R.G. Apressyan, Moscow, Al’fa–M, 2009, p. 200–206.
• “The Social Teaching of the Vatican and Russian Orthodox Church: An Attempt of Comparison”, in Social ethics: normative and applied problems, ed. R.G. Apressyan, Moscow, Al’fa-M Press, 2009, p. 257–271.
• “A Foreign Tradition as a Source of Inspiration: an Authorship of the Orthodox Texts, 17^th C.”, in Studi Slavistici 6(2009): 59–84.
• “Polish Catechisms in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 16^th – 17^th C.”, in LDK kalbos, kulturos ir rastijos tradicijos, Vilnius, Lietuviu Kalbos Institutas, 2009, p. 193–200.
• “Religious and Moral Education Through the Eighteenth-century Primaries: The Case of Russia and Polish Commonwealth”, in Religious education in Russia and Western Europe: 18^th – 19^th C., eds. E.S. Tokareva, M. Inglot SJ, S.-Petersburg, PHGI Press, 2009, p. 49–58.
• “Innokentij (Gizel), biography”, in An Orthodox Encyclopedia, vol. XXII, Moscow, “Orthodox Encyclopedia Press”, 2009, p. 744–747 (in co-authorship).
• “Innokentij (Gizel), works”, in An Orthodox Encyclopedia, vol. XXII, Moscow, “Orthodox Encyclopedia Press”, 2009, p. 747–749.
• “Unia brzeska a literatura katechetyczna: Kilka uwag w sprawie teologii unickiej od XVII do połowy XVIII wieku”, in Śladami unii brzeskiej, eds. R. Dobrowolski, M. Zemło, Lublin; Supraśl, KUL Press, 2010, p. 63–80 (in Polish).
• “Interpretation of Decalogue in Simeon Polocky’s Catechisms”, in Eticheskaya Mysl’ – 10, Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 2010, p. 156–173.

Translations:

• John Sharp, “Non-violent Struggle: The Best Solution for Political and Ethnical Conflicts?”, in Philosophskiye Nauki (Moscow) 11(1990): 78–82 (from English, in co-authorship).
• Michał Tymowski, Jan Kieniewicz, Jerzy Holcer, History of Poland, Moscow, Ves’ Mir Press, 2004, pp. 544 (from Polish, chapters VI–X).

Reviews:

• Leszek Ćwikła, Polityka władz państwowych wobec Kościoła prawosławnego i ludności prawosławnej w Królestwie Polskim, Wielkim Księstwie Litewskim oraz Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów w latach 1344–1795, Lublin, Wydawnictwo KUL, 2006, pp. 372. In Kwartalnik Historyczny 4(2007): 165–170 (in Polish).
• Jan Zbigniew Słowiński, Katechizmy katolickie w języku polskim od XVI do XVIII wieku, Lublin, Wydawnictwo KUL, 2005, pp. 408. In Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce 51(2007): 274–277 (in Polish).
• M.V. Korogodina, Ispoved’ v Rossii v XIV–XIX vv. Issledovaniya i teksty, Saint-Petersburg, Dimitrij Bulanin Press, 2006, pp. 584. In Eticheskaya Mysl’ – 8, Moscow, Institute of Philosophy Press, 2007, p. 254–261.