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1 online resource (392 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States ; 2 |
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Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States ; 2.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The dissolution of the Russian Orthodox Church (1917-1939); 2 The Sergian Church in the annexed territories (September 1939-June 1941); 3 The holy war of the Sergian Church; 4 The Sergian Church and Western Christianity; 5 The Moscow patriarchate restored; 6 The growth of Moscow's jurisdiction (1945-1946); 7 The Russian émigré churches beyond Stalin's grasp (1945-1947) |
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8 The Moscow Patriarchate and the autocephalous Orthodox Churches outside the Soviet Union (1944-1947)9 Toward an eighth ecumenical council (1944-1948); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book tells the remarkable story of the decline and revival of the Russian Orthodox Church in the first half of the twentieth century and the astonishing U-turn in the attitude of the Soviet Union's leaders towards the church. In the years after 1917 the Bolsheviks' anti-religious policies, the loss of the former western territories of the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union's isolation from the rest of the world and the consequent separation of Russian emigrés from the church were disastrous for the church, which declined very significantly in the 1920s and 1930s. However, when Poland wa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf information screen (EBSCO, viewed November 25, 2014) |
| Subject |
Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ -- Soviet Union -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ fast |
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Church and state -- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Orthodox.
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War work
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War -- Religious aspects
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Church and state
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Soviet Union
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317657767 |
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1317657764 |
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