Rudenskaya T.V.
RUSSIAN SENILITY AS A SPIRITUAL PHENOMENON OF ORTHODOXY ^{[№ 1 ' 2011]}
This article is devoted to the theme of revival of the ancient Byzantine tradition — hesychasm or "clever doing" in Russia at XVIII century. From the beginning Russian senility entered into the new way of development different from Old Eastern and as a result a new type of senility originated. Senility is an institute of communication with world, with social character where it plays some social-cultural role. The essence of this role is that the elder becomes a spirit guide and an adviser of people lived in a peace.