Kozhevnikova, Y MONASTICISM OF OLONETS AND KARGOPOL COUNTIES IN THE ERA OF “PROHIBITIVE” DECREES. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2021;43(2):28–35. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2021.581


Russian history

MONASTICISM OF OLONETS AND KARGOPOL COUNTIES IN THE ERA OF “PROHIBITIVE” DECREES

Kozhevnikova
Yu. N. 		National park “Vodlozersky”
Keywords:
the Orthodox monasteries
the Orthodox monasticism
Olonets County (Uyezd)
Kargopol County (Uezd)
Peter the Great
Anna Ioannovna
history of Russian Church in the first half of the XVIII century		 Summary: The article examines the situation of monastic life in Olonets and Kargopol counties after the proclamation of age, class and civil restrictions “Additions to the Spiritual Regulations” and “prohibitive” decrees of Peter the Great I, confirmed in the reign of Anna Ioannovna. The influence of state legislation on the development of monastic life in monasteries of the region is evaluated. The “age” qualification for tonsure introduced for the first time did not contradict the local practice established in male monasteries, but it had serious consequences for women’s monasteries in the region. The article introduces new materials on conducting large-scale inspections of the composition of monastics in the 1730s. On the basis of little-known written sources, it is found out how the legislative restrictions, which assumed strict control over the tonsure, affected the fate of specific people who sought to adopt a monastic image. The mass violations of the “prohibitive” decrees revealed in the 1730s clearly demonstrated the negative attitude of the monks to the ongoing reforms. The state’s attempts to improve the internal life of the monks were ineffective. The relevance of the topic is due to the growing interest in Russian historiography in the Peter’s transformations aimed at reforming the “monastic order”.



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