TY - JOUR

T1 - Старообрядчество и власть в постсоветской России

AU - Verniaev, I. I.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Saint-Petersburg State University. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - The paper discusses the main achievements and problems in the relationship of Old Believer communities and the state in the last quarter of a century - in the post-Soviet period of Russian history. Old Believers communities came to the beginning of this stage of its history largely weakened. Accordingly, there were pressing task of revival, increasing a number of parishes, reconstruction of religious infrastructure, development of new models of relations with the state, the Russian Orthodox Church and the society. The paper considers the post-Soviet key legislation in religious sphere and its impact on the Old Believers communities, legal opportunities and restrictions for as Old Believers, their adapting to state policy at both the federal and at the regional level. The article analyzes both positive aspects of the relationship of the Old Believers and state and conflict issues between them. Special attention is paid to the discussions within the Old Believer community regarding the optimal balance between, on the one hand, the autonomy of churches and, on the other hand, their openness, proximity and contacts with government agencies, other religions, society as a whole. It is concluded that the basic conditions for the development of the Old Believers' confessions, the most important problems are solved in the last decades. Currently, further development of the Old Believers' confessions depends on their internal efforts and resources to increase community network, the integration of the churches as a whole, the development of all components of religious infrastructure, achievement of financial independence, creating their own system of education, and training of church personnel.

AB - The paper discusses the main achievements and problems in the relationship of Old Believer communities and the state in the last quarter of a century - in the post-Soviet period of Russian history. Old Believers communities came to the beginning of this stage of its history largely weakened. Accordingly, there were pressing task of revival, increasing a number of parishes, reconstruction of religious infrastructure, development of new models of relations with the state, the Russian Orthodox Church and the society. The paper considers the post-Soviet key legislation in religious sphere and its impact on the Old Believers communities, legal opportunities and restrictions for as Old Believers, their adapting to state policy at both the federal and at the regional level. The article analyzes both positive aspects of the relationship of the Old Believers and state and conflict issues between them. Special attention is paid to the discussions within the Old Believer community regarding the optimal balance between, on the one hand, the autonomy of churches and, on the other hand, their openness, proximity and contacts with government agencies, other religions, society as a whole. It is concluded that the basic conditions for the development of the Old Believers' confessions, the most important problems are solved in the last decades. Currently, further development of the Old Believers' confessions depends on their internal efforts and resources to increase community network, the integration of the churches as a whole, the development of all components of religious infrastructure, achievement of financial independence, creating their own system of education, and training of church personnel.

KW - Confessional policy

KW - Interfaith relations

KW - Legislation

KW - Old Believers

KW - Post-Soviet period

KW - Religious sphere

KW - Russian history

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102270913&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.21638/11701/spbu24.2017.214

DO - 10.21638/11701/spbu24.2017.214

M3 - статья

AN - SCOPUS:85102270913

VL - 7

SP - 192

EP - 208

JO - Modern History of Russia

JF - Modern History of Russia

SN - 2219-9659

IS - 19

ER -