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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». 2022. Vol 40

The Emergence and Formation of the Renovationist Schism in Western Siberia (June – August 1922)

Author(s)
S. S. Kulpinov
Abstract
The article analyzes the emergence of the Tomsk church administration, its transformation into the Siberian church administration and the further spread of renovationism in Western Siberia during the summer of 1922. The author examines in detail the conditions for the creation of the Tomsk church administration, its composition and the role of soviet authorities in the formation of renovationist structures in Western Siberia. The article examines the activities of the Siberian church administration during the summer of 1922: relations with clerics and structures of the soviet government, participation in the campaign for the seizure of church values, the introduction of renovationist transformations and the fight against opposition to renovationism. Attention is paid to the spread of renovationism on the ground and the real support of the Siberian church administration by the West Siberian clergy. The author also analyzes the positions of the episcopate in relation to the Siberian church and the involvement of bishops in the activities of the Siberian church administration. It is concluded that by the end of the summer of 1922, the Siberian church had an episcopate in its composition and enjoyed support in a number of regions, while opposition to Siberian renovationism remained, and mediation between church structures and state bodies in the campaign to seize church values continued to be a significant aspect of activity.
About the Authors
Kulpinov Sergey Sergeevich, Doctor of Divinity, Deacon, Postdoc Student, Saints Cyril and Methodius Institute for Postgraduate Studies, build 1, 4/2, Pyatnitskaya st., Moscow, 115035, Russian Federation, e-mail: agnus.dei@rambler.ru
For citation
Kulpinov S.S. The Emergence and Formation of the Renovationist Schism in Western Siberia (June – August 1922). The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2022, vol. 40, pp. 93-104. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2022.40.93 (in Russian)
Keywords
renovationist schism, Tomsk church administration, Siberian church, priest P. F. Blinov, archpriest M. P. Toropov, priest A. V. Avdentov, A. P. Talovsky, bishop Viktor (Bogoyavlensky), bishop Sophrony (Arefyev), «bishop» Alexander Sidorovsky, Siberian revolutionary committee.
UDC
273.99
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2022.40.93
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