Abstract
The paper explores the perception of the Russian pilgrimage to the sacred sites of the Orthodox East by the Russian government represented by the central office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the local diplomats. Having analyzed the archival sources, the author concludes about different assessments and approaches to the phenomenon of pilgrimage across different levels of the Russian government. This helps to take a new perspective and look at the causes of the alienation and mistrust between the Russian authorities and representatives of the Greek Orthodox Church hierarchy in Jerusalem, as well as explain the lack of an adequate response in St. Petersburg to the exacerbating problems with the Russian pilgrims in the East. In addition, the paper researches K.M. Basili’s role and specific contribution to the developing issue of the Russian pilgrims in the Holy Land.
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