Author: Yaroslav V. Sovgira
Communicology. 2017. Vol.5. No.5
Sovgira Yaroslav Valerievich, PhD student at St Cyril and Methodius School of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies. E-mail: yaroslav74@hotmail.co.uk.
Abstract. The Russian Orthodox Church has longtime historical ties with the Middle East region. In early days of nowadays revolutions and tensions in this region the Moscow Patriarchate officially declared its support and solidarity with the persecuted Christians there (2011). From 2013 humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria has been provided by the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society, referring to the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Since 2016, cooperation between the Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches in this way has intensified. In 2017, the process of accumulating and delivering of humanitarian aid was started by the Commission for International Cooperation of the Council for Interaction with Religious Associations under the President of the Russian Federation, which includes representatives of Christian communities of Russia, Muslim and Jewish organizations. It seems that these aspects of the external activities of the Moscow Patriarchate should have more detailed research and systematization. Analysis and description of the processes of humanitarian assistance, made in this article, will allow solving this issue in prism of the newest history of the Russian Orthodox Church and its international activities. The interreligious component of the work in this direction should also deliver its special contribution.
Keywords: Syria, Moscow Patriarchate, IOPS, humanitarian aid, persecution of Christians, interreligious dialogue, inter-Christian relations
Text: PDF
For citation: Sovgira Y.V. Peacekeeping Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syria during the “Arab spring”. Communicology (Russia). Vol. 5. No. 5. P. 152-162
DOI 10.21453 / 2311-3065-2017-5-5-152-162
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Arabskij krizis i ego mezhdunarodnye posledstvija [The Arab crisis and its international consequences], ed. by A.M. Vassilyeva, A.D. Savateev, L.M. Issaev. M.: LENAND, 2014. 256 p. (In Russ.).
Eibner J. (2017). The Moscow Patriarchate and the Persecuted Church in the Middle East. Christian Solidarity International.
El Ghoul B. (2015). Protecting Eastern Christianity in the Middle East: Russia’s new diplomatic tool? // Turkish Policy Quarterly. Vol. 14, No. 1. Istanbul. P. 95-102.
Gusterin P.V. (2013). Prisutstvie RPC v arabskih stranah [The presence of Russian Orthodox Church in Arab counties] / P.V. Gusterin. Available at: http://ricolor.org/rus/rz/zm/5_12_2013/
(05.05.2017). (In Russ.).
Issaev L.M. Yuriev S. (2017). The Christian Dimension of Russia’s Middle East Policy / ed. by Leonid M. Issaev and Serafim Yuriev [Электронный ресурс]: портал Al-Sharq Forum. URL: http:// www.sharqforum.org/2017/03/02/the-christian-dimension-of-russias-middle-east-policy/ (дата обращения: 10.07.2017).
Issaev L.M., Shishkina A.R. (2014). Sirija i Jemen: neokonchennye revoljucii [Syria and Yemen: the unfinished revolutions] / Issaev L.M., Shishkina A.R. M.: LENAND. 264 p. (In Russ.).
Kashicyn I.D. (2017). Dejatel'nost' Moskovskogo Patriarhata, napravlennaja na zashhitu presleduemyh blizhnevostochnyh hristian [The activities of the Moscow Patriarchate, aimed at protecting persecuted Middle Eastern Christians] / I.D. Kashicyn. In: Cerkov' i vremja [Church and Time]. No. 2 (79). P. 21-40. (In Russ.).
Lipka M. (2017). Concern for Christians in the Middle East helps drive historic meeting between Catholic, Orthodox leaders / ed. by Michael Lipka // Pew Research Center [Электронный ресурс]: офиц. сайт. URL: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/11/concern-for-christians-in-the-middle-east-helps-drive-historic-meeting-between-catholic-orthodox-leaders/ (дата обращения: 25.06.2017).
Pentin E. (2016). Russia's Interest in Protecting Christians in the Middle East / by Edward Pentin [Электронный ресурс]: портал Terrasanta.net. URL: http://www.terrasanta.net/tsx/articolo. jsp?wi_number=5553&wi_codseq= %20%20%20%20%20%20&lan (дата обращения: 25.06.2017).
Sarabyev A.V. (2017). Hristiane Blizhnego Vostoka. Vchera, segodnja… zavtra? [The Christians of the Middle East. Yesterday, Today … Tomorrow?] / A.V. Sarabiev, ed. by V.V. Popov. RAS Institute of Oriental Studies. M.: MBA. 264 p. (In Russ.).
Vorobieva I.A. (2015). Ischeznet li hristianstvo na Blizhnem Vostoke? [Will Christianity disappear in the Middle East?]. In: ivran.ru. No. 12. RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, official site. Available at: http://www.ivran.ru/articles?artid=3614 (26.08.2017). (In Russ.).
Communicology. 2017. Vol.5. No.5
Sovgira Yaroslav Valerievich, PhD student at St Cyril and Methodius School of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies. E-mail: yaroslav74@hotmail.co.uk.
Abstract. The Russian Orthodox Church has longtime historical ties with the Middle East region. In early days of nowadays revolutions and tensions in this region the Moscow Patriarchate officially declared its support and solidarity with the persecuted Christians there (2011). From 2013 humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria has been provided by the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society, referring to the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Since 2016, cooperation between the Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches in this way has intensified. In 2017, the process of accumulating and delivering of humanitarian aid was started by the Commission for International Cooperation of the Council for Interaction with Religious Associations under the President of the Russian Federation, which includes representatives of Christian communities of Russia, Muslim and Jewish organizations. It seems that these aspects of the external activities of the Moscow Patriarchate should have more detailed research and systematization. Analysis and description of the processes of humanitarian assistance, made in this article, will allow solving this issue in prism of the newest history of the Russian Orthodox Church and its international activities. The interreligious component of the work in this direction should also deliver its special contribution.
Keywords: Syria, Moscow Patriarchate, IOPS, humanitarian aid, persecution of Christians, interreligious dialogue, inter-Christian relations
Text: PDF
For citation: Sovgira Y.V. Peacekeeping Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Syria during the “Arab spring”. Communicology (Russia). Vol. 5. No. 5. P. 152-162
DOI 10.21453 / 2311-3065-2017-5-5-152-162
References
Arabskij krizis i ego mezhdunarodnye posledstvija [The Arab crisis and its international consequences], ed. by A.M. Vassilyeva, A.D. Savateev, L.M. Issaev. M.: LENAND, 2014. 256 p. (In Russ.).
Eibner J. (2017). The Moscow Patriarchate and the Persecuted Church in the Middle East. Christian Solidarity International.
El Ghoul B. (2015). Protecting Eastern Christianity in the Middle East: Russia’s new diplomatic tool? // Turkish Policy Quarterly. Vol. 14, No. 1. Istanbul. P. 95-102.
Gusterin P.V. (2013). Prisutstvie RPC v arabskih stranah [The presence of Russian Orthodox Church in Arab counties] / P.V. Gusterin. Available at: http://ricolor.org/rus/rz/zm/5_12_2013/
(05.05.2017). (In Russ.).
Issaev L.M. Yuriev S. (2017). The Christian Dimension of Russia’s Middle East Policy / ed. by Leonid M. Issaev and Serafim Yuriev [Электронный ресурс]: портал Al-Sharq Forum. URL: http:// www.sharqforum.org/2017/03/02/the-christian-dimension-of-russias-middle-east-policy/ (дата обращения: 10.07.2017).
Issaev L.M., Shishkina A.R. (2014). Sirija i Jemen: neokonchennye revoljucii [Syria and Yemen: the unfinished revolutions] / Issaev L.M., Shishkina A.R. M.: LENAND. 264 p. (In Russ.).
Kashicyn I.D. (2017). Dejatel'nost' Moskovskogo Patriarhata, napravlennaja na zashhitu presleduemyh blizhnevostochnyh hristian [The activities of the Moscow Patriarchate, aimed at protecting persecuted Middle Eastern Christians] / I.D. Kashicyn. In: Cerkov' i vremja [Church and Time]. No. 2 (79). P. 21-40. (In Russ.).
Lipka M. (2017). Concern for Christians in the Middle East helps drive historic meeting between Catholic, Orthodox leaders / ed. by Michael Lipka // Pew Research Center [Электронный ресурс]: офиц. сайт. URL: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/11/concern-for-christians-in-the-middle-east-helps-drive-historic-meeting-between-catholic-orthodox-leaders/ (дата обращения: 25.06.2017).
Pentin E. (2016). Russia's Interest in Protecting Christians in the Middle East / by Edward Pentin [Электронный ресурс]: портал Terrasanta.net. URL: http://www.terrasanta.net/tsx/articolo. jsp?wi_number=5553&wi_codseq= %20%20%20%20%20%20&lan (дата обращения: 25.06.2017).
Sarabyev A.V. (2017). Hristiane Blizhnego Vostoka. Vchera, segodnja… zavtra? [The Christians of the Middle East. Yesterday, Today … Tomorrow?] / A.V. Sarabiev, ed. by V.V. Popov. RAS Institute of Oriental Studies. M.: MBA. 264 p. (In Russ.).
Vorobieva I.A. (2015). Ischeznet li hristianstvo na Blizhnem Vostoke? [Will Christianity disappear in the Middle East?]. In: ivran.ru. No. 12. RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, official site. Available at: http://www.ivran.ru/articles?artid=3614 (26.08.2017). (In Russ.).
