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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2025. Vol 51

The Spiritual Front: The Position of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Issues of the Special Military Operation

Author(s)
A. A. Makovsky
Abstract
The article examines new forms of interaction between the Church and government structures, including the spiritual care of the armed forces, charitable activities and moral mentoring. The purpose of the study is to determine the socio-political position of the Russian Orthodox Church in its issues. At the same time, the research interest is aroused not only by the declared attitude of religious leaders on militaristic issues, but also by the actions of a religious organization within the framework of socio-political partnership. Historical neo-institutionalism has been chosen as the main scientific approach, which makes it possible to analyze institutional changes and their impact on state-confessional relations. Based on the applied methodology and empirical material, conclusions are drawn about the active integration of the Russian Orthodox Church into the system of social and humanitarian support for participants in the armed conflict, veterans of their military and their families. The mechanisms of humanitarian mobilization that ensure prompt response and provision of necessary assistance through church institutions are identified and analyzed.
About the Authors
Makovsky Andrey Andreevich, Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Pskov State University, 2, Lenin sq., Pskov, 180000, Russian Federation, e-mail: aamakovsky@mail.ru
For citation
Makovsky A.A. The Spiritual Front: The Position of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Issues of the Special Military Operation. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2025, vol. 51, pp. 6-16. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.51.6 (in Russian)
Keywords
state-confessional relations, religious organizations, regional political process, special military operation, military priests, socio-political partnership.
UDC
322
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.51.6
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