ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə bˈʊk ˌɔn kˈɔːkæsəs mˈaʊntɪnz baɪ ðə skˈiːməmˈʌŋk ɪlˈɑːɹɹiən, hiː bɪkˌeɪm wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈiːdɚz ʌvðɪ ɪmˈɪɐslˌɑːvi mˈuːvmənt wɪðˌɪn ðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ.
In 1907 after reading the book On Caucasus Mountains by the schema-monk Ilarion, he became one of the leaders of the imiaslavie movement within the Russian Orthodox Church.