Sazonov, D. I., Fedotov, A. A. RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE YEARS 1958–1988: STATUS AND ACTIVITIES // Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2018. No 5 (174). DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2018.166


Russian history

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE YEARS 1958–1988: STATUS AND ACTIVITIES

Sazonov
D. I. 		Diocese of Kostroma
Fedotov
A. A. 		Institute of Management
Keywords:
parish life
clergy
Church
state
priest
education		 Summary: This article provides an analysis of the activities and social status of the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church during the antireligious persecution N. With. Khrushchev to the beginning of perestroika. The author characterizes the state control over the Church personnel policy, the limitation of the scope of activity of the clergy as a result of the reform of the parish administration in 1961, and identifies the problem of multi-state parishes in conditions when the number of parishes is disproportionately small compared to the number of potential parishioners. On the basis of archival materials and published documents, it is shown that during its existence in this period the Church was under the total control of the state, which in every way limited its canonical activity. At the same time, she used the platforms of “fighters for peace”, “Patriotic activity” provided by the authorities, was able to prepare new highly professional personnel, to gain credibility not only in Soviet society, but also in the world. The correct use of very limited opportunities in the historical period in question depended largely on the personality of the Bishop or priest.



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