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In the early 19th century, the Russian Orthodox Church turned its attention to the more remote regions of Siberia, particularly the Altay, or Altai. One of the notable missionaries to the region was Makarii (born Mikhail Yakovlevich Glukharev, 1792‒1847). Makarii was a noted linguist and scholar who taught at several seminaries in European Russia before asking to be sent as a missionary to Siberia. He was part of a group that established the Altai Spiritual Mission at Biysk. Makarii believed that the missionaries would have more success if they ...