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Ludmila B. Sukina - Dr. culturology, the Head of the Humanitarien sciences department of the University of Pereslavl.
E-mail: lucie@u-pereslavl.botik.ru

Galina V. Guzilova - webmaster,  Senior Engineer  of   the Uchcom Laboratory of the Program Systems Institute RAS.
E-mail: galya@uchcom.botik.ru

The extension of telecommunication system of Pereslavl-Zalessky is connected narrowly with educational and cultural area of the town. Pereslavl is already more 800 years old and it has excellent monuments of Middle Ages. But in the network resources of the town isn't reflected its reach cultural legacy. In last years in town is observed the increase of the interest to scientific information about history and culture of Pereslavl. The electronic publication "The iconographic subjects guide the "Apocalypse the Trinity Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky" will promote to spreading of such information in Internet network and will make it accessible to specialists and everybody who is interested in art and culture of medieval Russia.

The Apocalypse is one the most mysterious and popular books in Christianity. Its subject are common in fine arts of Europe. But in Byzantine-Russian art the subject of Apocalypse was seldom used. In Russia the most significant monument of art on this subject is mural painting in the Trinity Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky which was executed pending the end of the world (1662-1668). It was the first self-depending work of Gury Nikitin, the eminent painter of the monumental painting of the 17-th century.

The Apocalypse from Pereslavl is interesting both monument of art and iconographical resource. Therefore the authors of project want make that guide, which will introduce the program of this excellent mural painting and will compare it with others famous monuments.

The type of publication is the site of iconographical subjects guide, sited in the server UCHCOM (http://uchcom.botik.ru) of the Uchcom laboratory of the Program Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Science.

The project is carried Open Society Institute (Soros foundation)- ( grant N PCD 847). Leading which this work the authors intend to begin the description of the monuments of history and culture of Pereslavl-Zalessky in Internet network.

The list and the scheme of the compositions
on the walls of the Trinity Cathedral

All commentaries to the compositions of mural painting on pages of  this site are  in Russian only.

The south wall	The west wall	The north wall
Seven Lamps (Ap. 1; 2). Christ's Prepared. (Ap.: 4; 10). Christ in Majesty (Ap.: 4; 10) 24   Elders Playing Harps Glorifying the Lamb. The Sealed Book and the Lamb who is Worthy of Removing Its Seal. (Ap.: 4; 12). The Salvation of the Faithful. (Ap.: 5; 17). The Sixth Seal Removed (Ap.: 6; 18) Christ and the Faithful (Ap.: 7; 20) The Seventh Seal Removed (Ap.: 7; 21) The First Trumpet. (Ap.: 8; 22) The Second Trumpet. A great maintain burning with fire is cast into the sea. (Ap.: 8; 23) The Third Trumpet. Star called Wormwood (Ap.: 8; 24) The Fourth Trumpet (Ap.: 9; 25) The Fifth Trumpet. The fall of the star that opened the well of the abyss, from which comes the smoke and the hellish locusts. (Ap.: 9; 26) The Sixth Trumpet. Four Angels which are bound in the river Euphrates are loosed and the vision of Eire-Breathing Horses. (Ap.: 9; 27) Angel Dressed in Cloud. (Ap.: 10; 28-29) The Resurrection and Ascension of Prophet Elias and Henoch the Righteous (Ap.: 10; 30 - 11; 31) The Vision of the Woman Clothed with the Sun and the Serpent Watching for the Child (Ap.: 12; 35) The Apparition of the False Prophet from the Abyss. People worship Antichrist and receive the. (Ap.: 12; 36 - 13; 37) Angel Reaping on Earth (Ap.: 15; 44) The Press of God's Wrath (Ap.: 15; 44) Seven Vials of God's Wrath Poured upon Earth (Ap.: 16; 46) The Vision of  the Harlot of Babylon (Ap.: 18; 52) The People of God March out of Babylon. Angel casts a stone like millstone into the sea. (Ap.: 19; 55) The Righteous Judge on a White Horse Strikes Impious Nations with Sword (Ap.: 20; 58) Angel with Key (Ap.: 20; 60) Nations of Gog and Magog Have Encircled the (Ap. 21; 63)