Russian ecclesionуms (based on Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky's Geographic-Statistical Dictionary of Russian Empire)

Abstract

This article shows the analysis of ecclesionyms extracted from the first volume of the five-volume Geographical-statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire by P. P. Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky. This text aims to presents the term ecclesionym as one of toponyms. The following three classifications have been suggested: 1) classification involving the key word indicating the type of the temple, 2) classification involving a descriptive component, 3) motivational classification.