Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)

This article studies a general state of rural parishes in Russia with Enisei diocese of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries as an example. The research draws on previously unpublished archival documents and materials from repositories of the State Archive of Krasnoyarsk Region. The ai...

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Main Author: Elena Shushkanova
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Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2018-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6547
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description This article studies a general state of rural parishes in Russia with Enisei diocese of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries as an example. The research draws on previously unpublished archival documents and materials from repositories of the State Archive of Krasnoyarsk Region. The aim of the research is to broaden the range of problems in determining the nature of the revolutionary crisis of 1917 and its consequences. The author of the article supposes that the origins of the revolution were associated, among other factors, with the spiritual state of the rural population, which can be assessed from the viewpoint of the study of parish church life. The article analyses the participation of farmers in church services, religious processions, their observation of church holidays, participation in parish life as well as other indicators of religiosity. Facts provide evidence that the level of religiosity in rural areas was decreasing. The question about the extent to which clergy could resist the danger of tumults in the state is answered drawing on the analysis of standards of life of parish priests. The article looks at their quality of life, which did not correspond properly to their social status. Special attention is paid to relations between rural population and rural clergy. According to the study, there were many problems in the life of the Orthodox parish before the February Revolution which were never solved by authoroties. It is not a pure coincidence that not only farmers but a sizeable proportion of clergy supported the revolution of 1917 and the overthrow of monarchy in Russia.
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spelling doaj-art-27b82bdbbd794dcbb07ada1e3e53630d2025-08-20T03:03:58ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви1991-64342409-48112018-12-0182825367http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturII201882.53-671Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)Elena Shushkanova0Siberian State Aerospace University; 31 Prospekt imeni gazety “Karasnoyarskiy Rabochiy”, Krasnoyarsk 660014, Russian FederationThis article studies a general state of rural parishes in Russia with Enisei diocese of the second half of the 19th — early 20th centuries as an example. The research draws on previously unpublished archival documents and materials from repositories of the State Archive of Krasnoyarsk Region. The aim of the research is to broaden the range of problems in determining the nature of the revolutionary crisis of 1917 and its consequences. The author of the article supposes that the origins of the revolution were associated, among other factors, with the spiritual state of the rural population, which can be assessed from the viewpoint of the study of parish church life. The article analyses the participation of farmers in church services, religious processions, their observation of church holidays, participation in parish life as well as other indicators of religiosity. Facts provide evidence that the level of religiosity in rural areas was decreasing. The question about the extent to which clergy could resist the danger of tumults in the state is answered drawing on the analysis of standards of life of parish priests. The article looks at their quality of life, which did not correspond properly to their social status. Special attention is paid to relations between rural population and rural clergy. According to the study, there were many problems in the life of the Orthodox parish before the February Revolution which were never solved by authoroties. It is not a pure coincidence that not only farmers but a sizeable proportion of clergy supported the revolution of 1917 and the overthrow of monarchy in Russia.http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6547history of Russian Orthodox Church Yenisei Governorate rural parish life conditions of clergy participation of peasantry in church services and sacraments educational activity of the church revolution state authorities social unrest Siberian exile priesthood
spellingShingle Elena Shushkanova
Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
history of Russian Orthodox Church
Yenisei Governorate
rural parish
life conditions of clergy
participation of peasantry in church services and sacraments
educational activity of the church
revolution
state authorities
social unrest
Siberian exile
priesthood
title Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)
title_full Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)
title_fullStr Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)
title_full_unstemmed Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)
title_short Life of a rural parish on the verge of Revolution of 1917 (wih Enisei Governorate as an example)
title_sort life of a rural parish on the verge of revolution of 1917 wih enisei governorate as an example
topic history of Russian Orthodox Church
Yenisei Governorate
rural parish
life conditions of clergy
participation of peasantry in church services and sacraments
educational activity of the church
revolution
state authorities
social unrest
Siberian exile
priesthood
url http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6547
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