Руската православна църква през 20-те години на XX век
The Russian Orthodox Church in the 1920s

Summary/Abstract: The movement for reforms in the Russian Church began much earlier than the cataclysms in the state and gathered speed with the council which was convened in 1917–1918 and restored the patriarchy. The strategic aim of the Bolshevik regime was to liquidate the church as an institution by separating it from the state and depriving it of legal status. With state support, a powerful atheist movement was organized. In the 20s the Church faced severe problems such as the expropriation of its valuables when hunger arose, the persecution of the clergy and the faithful, the renovationist and emigrant schisms. In spite of some hesitation and contradiction, it took the historically correct step of officially recognizing the legitimacy of Bolshevik power in 1927. The internal church opposition to this act was expressed in the appearance of a catacomb wing which still exist today.

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