THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN THE PERIOD OF THE GOLD-ORGANIC IGA: A PURPOSE POLICY FOR THE UNION OF RUSSIAN LAND?

At present, interest remains in the key problems of Russian history. For most researchers, the question of the policy of the Russian Church during the so-called Tatar-Mongol yoke remains topical. The fact is that some historians consider such a policy very convenient for further unification of Russian principalities politically, while others argue that the church was only looking for funds for its own enrichment.