Иерусалим Новый: пространственная икона в Белгородской области в XXI веке

Abstract

The article discusses modern projects for creating architectural and landscape cop-ies of the Holy Land in Russia known as New Jerusalems. The author draws attention to the recent revival of such projects in the 21st century. This paper describes one project of this kind in the village of Sukharevo, Belgorod region, entitled ‘The City of Salvation New Jerusalem’. The author aims to analyze the process of re-creating the Holy Land toponymy in the layout of this New Jerusalem and to determine its intertextual connections with other similar pro-jects. The research relies on the methodological approach of hierotopy proposed by academi-cian A. M. Lidov. In particular, the article uses the concept of a spatial icon, which is understood as “an image evoked at the perception of a sacred space”. The research also draws upon the methodology of cultural-semiotic transfer developed by S. S. Avanesov. The author considers the hierotopic project in Sukharevo as a complex and multi-layered sacred space based on the uni-versal cultural and historical matrix of Jerusalem. In conclusion, the author emphasizes that the New Jerusalem in Sukharevo is one of the most interesting and important examples of the re-creations of the Holy Land in today’s Russia. The article also discusses visual and semiotic intertextual links of this project with other “New” and “Russian” Jerusalems, which ensures its confessional identity, as well as its adequate recognition and perception by pilgrims.