The concept of "Greco-Gothic" is associated with an active dialogue between European and Russian cultures of the 18th century and a mythological attitude to the events of history at that time. The world of Gothic in the Age of Enlightenment was not historically well defined. This word meant everything ancient, "barbaric." Ancient Russian architectural monuments were also called Gothic. And the very era of Ancient Russia was brought closer to the times of chivalric traditions of Western Europe.