New material to the biography of the first elected rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, Archpriest Anatoly Petrovich Orlov: Family origins and student years at the Moscow Theological Academy

Abstract

The article by the 1st year Master`s student of the Moscow Theological Academy, Priest Dmitry Fedorov, contains a brief sketch of the life of the first elected Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, Archpriest Anatoly Petrovich Orlov (1879–1937), before his entry into the teaching profession. Particular attention in the article is given to Anatoly Orlov's enrollment in the Academy and his student years within the walls of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. As the first student in his course, Orlov showed brilliant results in mastering the subjects he taught, receiving all sorts of awards for the results he achieved. His Candidate's Thesis was recognized as the best in the course and was awarded the Archpriest A. M. Ivantsov-Platonov Award, which was given for the best Candidate's Thesis. Despite the fact that upon graduation from the Academy in 1904 A. Orlov was retained as a professor's scholar and later was elected extra-ordinary professor, his participation in the revolutionary movement is reflected in the ticket`s book.