The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities

This article attempts to give a comprehensive assessment of the process of creation, activity and liquidation of the commissioners’ institution in the system of church governing bodies of the Renovated Church in the 1920s and 1930s. Within the framework of the study, archival documents, materials fr...

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Main Author: Viktar Baranenka
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Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2023-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
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Online Access:https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/8166
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description This article attempts to give a comprehensive assessment of the process of creation, activity and liquidation of the commissioners’ institution in the system of church governing bodies of the Renovated Church in the 1920s and 1930s. Within the framework of the study, archival documents, materials from periodicals, and research were used, both by contemporaries of the events and by contemporary authors. The author draws attention to the fact that the founders of the new church institution viewed the commissioners’ institution as an opportunity to create a joint state-church apparatus. The tasks that were set before the newly formed church institution are indicated: the organization of the accelerated transfer of church power in the dioceses under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Church Polity, control of the bishops loyalty and the coordination of the activities of renovated groups. Particular attention is paid to the rights and obligations of the commissioners. The research highlights the main circumstances that determined the degree of effectiveness of this church polity institution. It is pointed out the repressive nature of the new church institution, created with the aim of seizing church power in the field and with the support of state bodies. The factors that determined the further existence of the commissioners’ institution and led to its liquidation are noted. A number of features in the functioning of the commissioners’ institution of the Renovated Church in a number of territories are considered, which was caused by the presence of separate ecclesiastical administrative units with a special ecclesiastical normative base. It is concluded that the commissioners’ institution in the field was in its essence a repressive body, which was aimed at eliminating opponents of Renovationism and the seizure of church power in the field.
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spelling doaj-art-49d8cf1c6a2a431d8c06e21537ffb8e02025-08-20T03:34:18ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви1991-64342409-48112023-12-01113113101113http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturII2023113.101-1131The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiaritiesViktar Baranenka0Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University of PolotskThis article attempts to give a comprehensive assessment of the process of creation, activity and liquidation of the commissioners’ institution in the system of church governing bodies of the Renovated Church in the 1920s and 1930s. Within the framework of the study, archival documents, materials from periodicals, and research were used, both by contemporaries of the events and by contemporary authors. The author draws attention to the fact that the founders of the new church institution viewed the commissioners’ institution as an opportunity to create a joint state-church apparatus. The tasks that were set before the newly formed church institution are indicated: the organization of the accelerated transfer of church power in the dioceses under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Church Polity, control of the bishops loyalty and the coordination of the activities of renovated groups. Particular attention is paid to the rights and obligations of the commissioners. The research highlights the main circumstances that determined the degree of effectiveness of this church polity institution. It is pointed out the repressive nature of the new church institution, created with the aim of seizing church power in the field and with the support of state bodies. The factors that determined the further existence of the commissioners’ institution and led to its liquidation are noted. A number of features in the functioning of the commissioners’ institution of the Renovated Church in a number of territories are considered, which was caused by the presence of separate ecclesiastical administrative units with a special ecclesiastical normative base. It is concluded that the commissioners’ institution in the field was in its essence a repressive body, which was aimed at eliminating opponents of Renovationism and the seizure of church power in the field.https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/8166the commissioners’ institution renovationism russian orthodox church rsfsr bssr church institute diocesan commissioners county commissioners congress of commissioners ecclesiastical divisionинститут уполномоченных обновленчество российская православная церковь рсфср бсср церковный институт епархиальные уполномоченные уездные уполномоченные съезд уполномоченных церковный раскол
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The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
the commissioners’ institution
renovationism
russian orthodox church
rsfsr
bssr
church institute
diocesan commissioners
county commissioners
congress of commissioners
ecclesiastical division
институт уполномоченных
обновленчество
российская православная церковь
рсфср
бсср
церковный институт
епархиальные уполномоченные
уездные уполномоченные
съезд уполномоченных
церковный раскол
title The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities
title_full The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities
title_fullStr The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities
title_full_unstemmed The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities
title_short The сommissioners’ institution of the Renovationist schism: tasks, functions, activity peculiarities
title_sort сommissioners institution of the renovationist schism tasks functions activity peculiarities
topic the commissioners’ institution
renovationism
russian orthodox church
rsfsr
bssr
church institute
diocesan commissioners
county commissioners
congress of commissioners
ecclesiastical division
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обновленчество
российская православная церковь
рсфср
бсср
церковный институт
епархиальные уполномоченные
уездные уполномоченные
съезд уполномоченных
церковный раскол
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