Urmia Orthodokseta
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | |
Ceased publication | 1914 |
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Headquarters | Urmia |
Country | Qajar Iran |
Urmia Orthodokseta ("Orthodox Urmia";
In the early years of publication, the Russian and Neo-Aramaic versions contained the same articles, which, in the words of Lina Yakubova, were about topics of "general interest". However, this changed later.[1] The Russian version focused primarily on the "geography and ethnography of the Assyrians".[1] On the other thand, the Neo-Aramaic version changed into being "primarily religious in character", and specifically aimed at the "expansion of Russian Orthodoxy".[1]
Yakubova notes that some issues of the magazine stood out in terms of content as they promoted then incumbent Tsar
Circulation and format
Yakubova notes that separate versions of Urmia Orthodokseta, one in Russian and one in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, were printed was due to fact that an ever increasing number of
The versions in Russian appeared in about 300 to 500 copies per circulation, while the Neo-Aramaic ones numbered 600 copies.[1] The printing press used by the Mission to print the magazine was given to Iran by the new Soviet government.[1]
Subscription
Yakubova notes that people subscribed to Urmia Orthodokseta were mainly found in Urmia itself and in its confines.[1] However, there were also people in Tiflis (Tbilisi) and Erivan (Yerevan) who were subscribed to Urmia Orthodokseta, as well as in other parts of the Russian Empire where Assyrians from Urmia had settled.[1] The subscription costs were one toman per year in Iran, and two rubles per year in the Russian Empire.[1]
See also
- Russians in Iran
- Iran-Russia relations
References
Sources
- Yakubova, Lina (2016). "URMIA ORTHODOKSETA". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.
Further reading
- Ефимов, Андрей Борисович (2017). Очерки по истории миссионерства Русской Православной Церкви (in Russian). LitRes. pp. 1–688. ISBN 978-5457883819.
- Александр (Заркешев), игум. Русская Православная Церковь в Персии-Иране (1597—2001 гг.). — СПб., 2002. — 135 с.