Author: Dmitriy N. Kravtsov
Communicology. 2017. Vol.5. No.5
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Kravtsov, postgraduate student of the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Address: 119571, Moscow, Vernadsky Av., 82. E-mail: dmitrykrav.row@gmail.com.
Abstract. The paper is dedicated to the research of state-confessional relations in Ukraine since the late 1980s till now. It represents theological and religious analysis of contemporary religious processes in Ukraine related to the policy of segregation of the Russian Orthodox Church in order to de-localize the local population and split the single spiritual space of Russia and Ukraine.
Orthodoxy is regarded as a cultural and state-forming religion of historical Russia. Without it, it is impossible to imagine the civilizational and national-mental unity of the triune people – Russians, Ukrainians and Byelorussians. In view of this, Russian Orthodoxy as a distinctive branch of the universal Orthodoxy, which has a thousand-year history of its “Via Dolorosa” and the world’s greatest spiritual heritage, is a significant consolidating factor in preserving the unity and conсiliarity of the triune Russian people. In this regard, one of the primary tasks of the West in organizing and conducting anti-Russian policy and propaganda in the post-Soviet space is the destabilization of the situation within Russian Orthodoxy, its institutional disorganization and social discredit with the use of political technologies.
In connection with the coming to power of the pro-western political regime in Ukraine, the implementation of the policy of limiting Russian influence has transformed into a full-fledged religion of believers who profess Russian Orthodoxy and are parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church. These discriminatory processes, associated with unreasonable interference of the state in internal church processes, grossly violate the human right to freedom of religion and demand condemnation from the progressive democratic international community.
Keywords: Russian Orthodoxy, Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, derusification, segregation, religion, Ukrainization
Text: PDF
For citation: Kravtsov D.N. ‘The Via Dolorosa’ of Russian Orthodoxy in Ukraine in the Conditions of Discriminatory Derusification and Russia Bashing. Communicology (Russia). Vol. 5. No. 5. P. 163-176 DOI 10.21453 / 2311-3065-2017-5-5-163-176
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Golovko A. (2011). Religioznost' v Ukraine: sociokul'turnoe izmerenie [Religiosity in Ukraine: the sociocultural dimension]. In: Bulletin of Mariupol State University. Series: philosophy, culturology, sociology. P. 48-54. (In Russ.).
Isaev V.D., Ponomarjov A.V. (2016). Social'naja real'nost' i duhovnyj smysl Russkogo mira. Antropos: Logos i Teos [Social reality and the spiritual meaning of the Russian world. Anthropos: Logos and Theos]. In: Collection of scientific works of Vladimir Dal Luhansk State University. Issue
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Kovaljova O.V. (2013). Duhovnaja kul'tura pravoslavnyh ukraincev Volyni i Rovenshhiny: istorija i sovremennost' [Spiritual culture of Orthodox Ukrainians in Volhynia and Rivne: history and modernity]. In: Locus: people, society, cultures, meanings. P. 81-86. (In Russ.).
Kostjuk K. (2015). «Russkij mir»: bogoslovskij smysl i politicheskie jeksplikacii [«The Russian World»: theological meaning and political explications]. In: Bulletin of the PSTU. Series I: Theology. Philosophy. Religious studies. P. 137-151. (In Russ.).
Molodov O. (2015). Mezhkonfessional'naja tolerantnost' v sociologicheskom izmerenii [Inter-confessional tolerance in the sociological dimension]. In: Scientific works of St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture. P. 352-360. (In Russ.).
Olenchak Y. (2015). Avtokefal'nye tendencii v ukrainskoj cerkvi: istoriko-politicheskaja proekcija [Autocephalous tendencies in the Ukrainian church: historical and political projection]. In: Bulletin of the Russian University of Peoples' Friendship. Series: Political science. P. 64-69. (In Russ.).
Palinchak N. (2013). Osobennosti i osnovnye vehi istorii ukrainskogo hristianstva v kontekste gosudarstvenno-cerkovnyh otnoshenij. Nauchnyj dialog. [Features and milestones of the history of Ukrainian Christianity in the context of state-church relations. Scientific dialogue]. P. 179-193. (In Russ.).
Parashhevin M. (2016). Konfescional'nye osobennosti geopoliticheskih orientacij naselenija Ukrainy [Confessional features of the geopolitical orientations of the population of Ukraine]. Monitoring of public opinion: economic and social changes. P. 111-126. (In Russ.).
Platonov O.A. (1997). «Ternovyj venec» Rossii. Istorija russkogo naroda v XX veke [“The Crown of Thorns” of Russia: The History of the Russian People in the Twentieth Century]. Vol. 2. M.: Rodnik. (In Russ.).
Pospelovskij D. (1995). Russkaja Pravoslavnaja Cerkov' v XX veke [Russian Orthodox Church in the twentieth century]. M. 511 p. (In Russ.).
Posrednikov D.V. (2009). Problema edinstva Ukrainskoj pravoslavnoj cerkvi v kontekste pravoslavnoj jekklesiologii [The Problem of Unity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Context of Orthodox Ecclesiology]. In: Bulletin of Donetsk National University, ser. B: The Humanities. Donetsk: DNU. P. 113-118. (In Russ.).
Roberson R. (1999). Vostochnye hristianskie Cerkvi: Cerkovno-istoricheskij spravochnik [Eastern Christian Churches: Church-historical reference book]. St. Petersburg. P. 117-119. (In Russ.).
Semenov V. (2012). Vozrastanie roli russkoj pravoslavnoj cerkvi v obshhestvenno-politicheskoj zhizni Rossii na rubezhe tysjacheletij [The growing role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the sociopolitical life of Russia at the turn of the millennium]. P. 143-148. (In Russ.).
Stotsky Y.V. (1999). Religioznaja situacija v Ukraine: problemy i tendencii razvitija (1988-1998) [Religious situation in Ukraine: problems and development tendencies (1988-1998)]. Ternopil: Aston. 120 p. (In Russ.).
Fotiev K. (1955). Popytki ukrainskoj cerkovnoj avtokefalii v XX veke [Attempts of Ukrainian church autocephaly in the twentieth century]. Munich. 79 p. (In Russ.).
Tsypin V. (2005). Avtokefalija. Pravoslavnaja Jenciklopedija [Autocephaly. Orthodox Encyclopedia]. (In Russ.).
Chibisova A. (2014). «Ukrainskij vopros» v otnoshenijah Konstantinopolja i Moskvy v nachale XXI v. [“The Ukrainian question” in the relations between Constantinople and Moscow at the beginning of the XXI century]. In: Vestnik OSTGI: Theology. Philosophy. Religious studies. No. 5. P. 9-25. (In Russ.).
Shaburov N.V. (2009). Al'ternativnoe pravoslavie. Prikladnoe religiovedenie dlja zhurnalistov [Alternative Orthodoxy. Applied religion for journalists]. Moscow: Center for Extreme Journalism. P. 104. (In Russ.).
Yarema R. (2007). Cerkovnye raskoly v Ukraine [Church schisms in Ukraine]. Kiev. 100 p. (In Russ.).
Communicology. 2017. Vol.5. No.5
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Kravtsov, postgraduate student of the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Address: 119571, Moscow, Vernadsky Av., 82. E-mail: dmitrykrav.row@gmail.com.
Abstract. The paper is dedicated to the research of state-confessional relations in Ukraine since the late 1980s till now. It represents theological and religious analysis of contemporary religious processes in Ukraine related to the policy of segregation of the Russian Orthodox Church in order to de-localize the local population and split the single spiritual space of Russia and Ukraine.
Orthodoxy is regarded as a cultural and state-forming religion of historical Russia. Without it, it is impossible to imagine the civilizational and national-mental unity of the triune people – Russians, Ukrainians and Byelorussians. In view of this, Russian Orthodoxy as a distinctive branch of the universal Orthodoxy, which has a thousand-year history of its “Via Dolorosa” and the world’s greatest spiritual heritage, is a significant consolidating factor in preserving the unity and conсiliarity of the triune Russian people. In this regard, one of the primary tasks of the West in organizing and conducting anti-Russian policy and propaganda in the post-Soviet space is the destabilization of the situation within Russian Orthodoxy, its institutional disorganization and social discredit with the use of political technologies.
In connection with the coming to power of the pro-western political regime in Ukraine, the implementation of the policy of limiting Russian influence has transformed into a full-fledged religion of believers who profess Russian Orthodoxy and are parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church. These discriminatory processes, associated with unreasonable interference of the state in internal church processes, grossly violate the human right to freedom of religion and demand condemnation from the progressive democratic international community.
Keywords: Russian Orthodoxy, Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, derusification, segregation, religion, Ukrainization
Text: PDF
For citation: Kravtsov D.N. ‘The Via Dolorosa’ of Russian Orthodoxy in Ukraine in the Conditions of Discriminatory Derusification and Russia Bashing. Communicology (Russia). Vol. 5. No. 5. P. 163-176 DOI 10.21453 / 2311-3065-2017-5-5-163-176
References
Bashinskij S.V. (2015). Pravoslavnaja Cerkov' v Ukraine na puti k avtokefalii: istoricheskij ocherk [Orthodox Church in Ukraine on the road to autocephaly: a historical essay]. In: International electronic scientific journal «Studia Humanitatis». No. 1. Access mode: http://st-hum.ru/sites/st-hum.ru/files/ pdf/bashynskiy.pdf. (In Russ.).
Golovko A. (2011). Religioznost' v Ukraine: sociokul'turnoe izmerenie [Religiosity in Ukraine: the sociocultural dimension]. In: Bulletin of Mariupol State University. Series: philosophy, culturology, sociology. P. 48-54. (In Russ.).
Isaev V.D., Ponomarjov A.V. (2016). Social'naja real'nost' i duhovnyj smysl Russkogo mira. Antropos: Logos i Teos [Social reality and the spiritual meaning of the Russian world. Anthropos: Logos and Theos]. In: Collection of scientific works of Vladimir Dal Luhansk State University. Issue
1. Lugansk: Publishing house LNU. P. 83. (In Russ.).
Kovaljova O.V. (2013). Duhovnaja kul'tura pravoslavnyh ukraincev Volyni i Rovenshhiny: istorija i sovremennost' [Spiritual culture of Orthodox Ukrainians in Volhynia and Rivne: history and modernity]. In: Locus: people, society, cultures, meanings. P. 81-86. (In Russ.).
Kostjuk K. (2015). «Russkij mir»: bogoslovskij smysl i politicheskie jeksplikacii [«The Russian World»: theological meaning and political explications]. In: Bulletin of the PSTU. Series I: Theology. Philosophy. Religious studies. P. 137-151. (In Russ.).
Molodov O. (2015). Mezhkonfessional'naja tolerantnost' v sociologicheskom izmerenii [Inter-confessional tolerance in the sociological dimension]. In: Scientific works of St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture. P. 352-360. (In Russ.).
Olenchak Y. (2015). Avtokefal'nye tendencii v ukrainskoj cerkvi: istoriko-politicheskaja proekcija [Autocephalous tendencies in the Ukrainian church: historical and political projection]. In: Bulletin of the Russian University of Peoples' Friendship. Series: Political science. P. 64-69. (In Russ.).
Palinchak N. (2013). Osobennosti i osnovnye vehi istorii ukrainskogo hristianstva v kontekste gosudarstvenno-cerkovnyh otnoshenij. Nauchnyj dialog. [Features and milestones of the history of Ukrainian Christianity in the context of state-church relations. Scientific dialogue]. P. 179-193. (In Russ.).
Parashhevin M. (2016). Konfescional'nye osobennosti geopoliticheskih orientacij naselenija Ukrainy [Confessional features of the geopolitical orientations of the population of Ukraine]. Monitoring of public opinion: economic and social changes. P. 111-126. (In Russ.).
Platonov O.A. (1997). «Ternovyj venec» Rossii. Istorija russkogo naroda v XX veke [“The Crown of Thorns” of Russia: The History of the Russian People in the Twentieth Century]. Vol. 2. M.: Rodnik. (In Russ.).
Pospelovskij D. (1995). Russkaja Pravoslavnaja Cerkov' v XX veke [Russian Orthodox Church in the twentieth century]. M. 511 p. (In Russ.).
Posrednikov D.V. (2009). Problema edinstva Ukrainskoj pravoslavnoj cerkvi v kontekste pravoslavnoj jekklesiologii [The Problem of Unity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Context of Orthodox Ecclesiology]. In: Bulletin of Donetsk National University, ser. B: The Humanities. Donetsk: DNU. P. 113-118. (In Russ.).
Roberson R. (1999). Vostochnye hristianskie Cerkvi: Cerkovno-istoricheskij spravochnik [Eastern Christian Churches: Church-historical reference book]. St. Petersburg. P. 117-119. (In Russ.).
Semenov V. (2012). Vozrastanie roli russkoj pravoslavnoj cerkvi v obshhestvenno-politicheskoj zhizni Rossii na rubezhe tysjacheletij [The growing role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the sociopolitical life of Russia at the turn of the millennium]. P. 143-148. (In Russ.).
Stotsky Y.V. (1999). Religioznaja situacija v Ukraine: problemy i tendencii razvitija (1988-1998) [Religious situation in Ukraine: problems and development tendencies (1988-1998)]. Ternopil: Aston. 120 p. (In Russ.).
Fotiev K. (1955). Popytki ukrainskoj cerkovnoj avtokefalii v XX veke [Attempts of Ukrainian church autocephaly in the twentieth century]. Munich. 79 p. (In Russ.).
Tsypin V. (2005). Avtokefalija. Pravoslavnaja Jenciklopedija [Autocephaly. Orthodox Encyclopedia]. (In Russ.).
Chibisova A. (2014). «Ukrainskij vopros» v otnoshenijah Konstantinopolja i Moskvy v nachale XXI v. [“The Ukrainian question” in the relations between Constantinople and Moscow at the beginning of the XXI century]. In: Vestnik OSTGI: Theology. Philosophy. Religious studies. No. 5. P. 9-25. (In Russ.).
Shaburov N.V. (2009). Al'ternativnoe pravoslavie. Prikladnoe religiovedenie dlja zhurnalistov [Alternative Orthodoxy. Applied religion for journalists]. Moscow: Center for Extreme Journalism. P. 104. (In Russ.).
Yarema R. (2007). Cerkovnye raskoly v Ukraine [Church schisms in Ukraine]. Kiev. 100 p. (In Russ.).
