Humanities & Social Sciences 6 (2015 8) 1077-1085 ~ ~ ~ УДК 130.2 Simbolization of the Self in Novgorod Monasticism Traditions: Archetypal and Social Aspects Andrey G. Nekita and Segey A. Malenko* Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University 41 Bolshaya Sanktpeterburgskaya Str., Veliky Novgorod, 173003, Russia Received 24.12.2014, received in revised form 09.02.2015, accepted 28.04.2015 The paper analyses archetypal and socio-cultural foundations of Russian monasticism as a cultural phenomenon of the Novgorod land to determine its effect on the formation of the spiritual traditions of the Northwest region of Russia as a whole. <...> The innovative trend in research is that the practice of monasticism, established in the Novgorod land, is studied by the methods of analytical psychology of C.G. Jung and that is the fi rst time in Russian science. <...> The study was funded by RHF as a scientifi c research project (“Monasticism: archetypal and social contexts of the Self symbolization (on the example of spiritual traditions of the territory of Novgorod)”), project № 14-13-53001. <...> Ever since the Middle Ages monks have taken a special place in the confi guration of relationships between the prince, religious and veche (town’s meeting in ancient Russia) power. <...> A monk is an example of social repression, sacrifi cial service to God and the world, a mentor, a pastor and a confessor of sinful men, who seek for perfection unconsciously. <...> Therefore, a Russian monk is a representation of the natural movement to the archetype of the Self. <...> He is unconsciously perceived as someone, who has got the ideal meaning of life, approach to which is connected with the supernatural, and the archetype is his © Siberian Federal University. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: novsu@novsu.ru # 1077 # spiritual foundation. <...> That is why in the climatic conditions of the North-West, the monasteries have been historically believed to be the examples of selfl ess changing the nature; they have showed the greatness of the human spirit in an effort to improve the earthly world. <...> The peculiarity of Russian holiness consists in the spiritual transformation of the monk when his life of service to God and monastery is aimed at the protection of the humanity and salvation Andrey G. Nekita and Segey A. Malenko. <...> Simbolization of the Self in Novgorod Monasticism Traditions: Archetypal… of mankind for a symbolic rapprochement of the Earth with the Heavenly World <...>