Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991

Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 325
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000026214
ISBN-13 : 1000026213
Rating : 4/5 (213 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991 by : Sophie Kotzer

Download or read book Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991 written by Sophie Kotzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the Russian Orthodox Church developed during the period of Gorbachev’s rule in the Soviet Union, a period characterised by perestroika (reform) and glasnost (openness). It charts how official Soviet policy towards religion in general and the Russian Orthodox Church changed, with the Church enjoying significantly improved status. It also discusses, however, how the improved relations between the Moscow Patriarchate and the state, and the Patriarchate’s support for Soviet foreign policy goals, its close alignment with Russian nationalism and its role as a guardian of the Soviet Union’s borders were not seen in a positive light by dissidents and by many ordinary believers, who were disappointed by the church’s failure in respect of its social mission, including education and charitable activities.


Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991 Related Books

Russian Orthodoxy, Nationalism and the Soviet State during the Gorbachev Years, 1985-1991
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Sophie Kotzer
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-22 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This book examines how the Russian Orthodox Church developed during the period of Gorbachev’s rule in the Soviet Union, a period characterised by perestroika
Russian Orthodoxy and Secularism
Language: en
Pages: 81
Authors: Kristina Stoeckl
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-20 - Publisher: BRILL

GET EBOOK

Russian Orthodoxy and Secularism surveys the ways in which the Russian Orthodox Church has negotiated its relationship with the secular state, with other religi
The Oxford Handbook of Russian Religious Thought
Language: en
Pages: 753
Authors: Caryl Emerson
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

A comprehensive collection exploring the role of ideas, institutions, and movements in the evolution of Russian religious thought, Contains cutting-edge scholar
Gorbachev, Italian Communism and Human Rights
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: Autori Vari
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-01-27T14:44:00+01:00 - Publisher: Viella Libreria Editrice

GET EBOOK

The chapters brought together in this volume build on the idea that in the 1970s-1980s the global language of human rights contributed to stimulating ideas of r
Fear Before the Fall
Language: en
Pages: 131
Authors: Alexander Herbert
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-01-27 - Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

GET EBOOK

Alienation, generational tensions, rampant nationalism and the pervasiveness of atomic danger are all topics that haunted late Soviet citizens, and those fears