Orthodox clergy motivation of their holy orders denial in the context of social-political transformation in 1920th

Journal Title: Eminak - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 2

Abstract

Thith article is devoted to one of the aspects of state-church relations during the first decade of the Soviet regime in Ukraine aimed at substantial reduction of the Orthodox clergy. This process intensification was motivated by government’s intention to substantially weaken the Orthodox Church by tconomic pressure, internal splits, and detection of clergy representatives, ready to compromise with the government. Bolshevists used the activation of campaign of holy orders denial in antireligious propaganda and tried to persuade society in objective appropriate character of religion and church dying away.

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Ludmyla Babenko

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Ludmyla Babenko (2016). Orthodox clergy motivation of their holy orders denial in the context of social-political transformation in 1920th. Eminak, 1(2), 44-49. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-225992