Journal

Principles of interconfessional relations in the context of activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Volyn’and Rivne areas in 1944–1953

№ 7, 2019

Principles of interconfessional relations in the context of activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Volyn’and Rivne areas in 1944–1953

Kateryna Yakunina

Phd, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology Ostroh Academy National University

kat-a@i.ua

Number DOI: http://doi.org/10.33209/2519-4348-2019-7-56

VB. – № 7, 2019. – P. 177-187

Summary

In the article the process of realization of policy of ROC is reflected in the Rivne and Volyn’ areas in relation to other religious organizations in 1944-1953 The purpose of the article is a reflection of pre-conditions and features co-operating orthodox of believers and clergies with others confessions. Claim of ROC in an edge blundered upon the row of problems: presence of considerable part nationally conscious clergy, plenty of repatriates and migrants (representatives of not orthodox religions), considerable financial losses and devastation. On such conditions, interchurch and interconfessional relations were formed in a context as an of home policy course of church so socio-political calls. It is found out, that interconfessional and interchurch relations in the context of activity of ROC at local level were utilized guidance of the USSR as a mean of reduction of religious network. However much similar practice resulted in ignoring the spiritual and national necessities of believers and instrumental in passing of believers to Protestants and distribution of practice of realization of services out of temples. It is set that an orthodox clergy occupied negative position in relation to an non orthodox clergy and Protestants on the whole, in this connection, developed measures from prevention of distribution of them religious practices in parishes. In future in the context of the noted research it costs to pay a regard to psychological reasons and personal reasons of clergy in realization of the offered course in between church relations.

Key words: Volyn-Rivne diocese, orthodox societies, protestants, catholics, jewries, soviet power.

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