Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)

This article examines (with Vladimirskaya Guberniya as an example) relations between the Orthodox clergy and those monarchist parties that emerged in the years of the fi rst Russian revolution. Despite the desire of Russian monarchists to maintain the “dominance of the Orthodox Church”, the majority...

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Main Author: Igor Omeliyanchuk
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2019-12-01
Series:Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ II. Istoriâ, Istoriâ Russkoj Pravoslavnoj Cerkvi
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6897
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description This article examines (with Vladimirskaya Guberniya as an example) relations between the Orthodox clergy and those monarchist parties that emerged in the years of the fi rst Russian revolution. Despite the desire of Russian monarchists to maintain the “dominance of the Orthodox Church”, the majority of the clergy were negatively disposed towards the emergence of monarchist (right-wing, Black Hundred) parties. Among the factors that determined this attitude, the following should be highlighted: growth of disaff ection across the clergy because of their poverty (particularly in rural areas); growth of bureaucracy in the church and successful propaganda of revolution; position of Holy Synod which did not approve the participation of the clergy in political activities including those monarchist; pressure on the clergy from the political opposition that did not hesitate to employ dirty methods to achieve their aims; fi nally, personal political tastes of the archbishop of Vladimir, who kept a distance from rightists. After the position of Holy Synod had changed and a new bishop came to offi ce in the diocese (who did not conceal his monarchist opinions), the number of priests sympathising with the right wing started to increase. However, in contrast to the south-western outskirts of the Empire, where the Orthodox clergy supported the right wing en masse, in Vladimirskaya Guberniya one cannot speak about any close collaboration between monarchists and the clergy, apart from singular cases when priests joined right-wing organisations.
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spelling doaj.art-c0f7afb288b9406a872bedba62558c562022-12-21T23:07:28ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityVestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ II. Istoriâ, Istoriâ Russkoj Pravoslavnoj Cerkvi1991-64342409-48112019-12-0187872339http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturII201987.23-396Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)Igor Omeliyanchuk0Vladimir State University; 87 Gor’kogo Str., 600023, Vladimir, Russian FederationThis article examines (with Vladimirskaya Guberniya as an example) relations between the Orthodox clergy and those monarchist parties that emerged in the years of the fi rst Russian revolution. Despite the desire of Russian monarchists to maintain the “dominance of the Orthodox Church”, the majority of the clergy were negatively disposed towards the emergence of monarchist (right-wing, Black Hundred) parties. Among the factors that determined this attitude, the following should be highlighted: growth of disaff ection across the clergy because of their poverty (particularly in rural areas); growth of bureaucracy in the church and successful propaganda of revolution; position of Holy Synod which did not approve the participation of the clergy in political activities including those monarchist; pressure on the clergy from the political opposition that did not hesitate to employ dirty methods to achieve their aims; fi nally, personal political tastes of the archbishop of Vladimir, who kept a distance from rightists. After the position of Holy Synod had changed and a new bishop came to offi ce in the diocese (who did not conceal his monarchist opinions), the number of priests sympathising with the right wing started to increase. However, in contrast to the south-western outskirts of the Empire, where the Orthodox clergy supported the right wing en masse, in Vladimirskaya Guberniya one cannot speak about any close collaboration between monarchists and the clergy, apart from singular cases when priests joined right-wing organisations.http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6897Владимирская губерния монархические партии Православная Церковь Союз русского народа Первая русская революция Первая мировая война
spellingShingle Igor Omeliyanchuk
Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)
Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ II. Istoriâ, Istoriâ Russkoj Pravoslavnoj Cerkvi
Владимирская губерния
монархические партии
Православная Церковь
Союз русского народа
Первая русская революция
Первая мировая война
title Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)
title_full Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)
title_fullStr Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)
title_full_unstemmed Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)
title_short Right-wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905‒1914 (with Vladimirskaya guberniya as an example)
title_sort right wing parties and orthodox clergy in 1905 1914 with vladimirskaya guberniya as an example
topic Владимирская губерния
монархические партии
Православная Церковь
Союз русского народа
Первая русская революция
Первая мировая война
url http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6897
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