NON-PARISH ORTHODOX BROTHERHOODS WITHIN THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AS A PATH FOR FREEING PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNIST IDEOLOGY
NON-PARISH ORTHODOX BROTHERHOODS WITHIN THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AS A PATH FOR FREEING PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNIST IDEOLOGY
Author(s): Margarita ShilkinaSubject(s): Evaluation research, History of Communism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Russian Orthodox Church; parish; brotherhood; non-parish brotherhoods; Communist ideology; Soviet man; personal rebirth; rebirth of the human person;
Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to analyzing various paths for freeing the Soviet man from the Communist ideology under the conditions of the political, economic, social and cultural changes that are occurring in Russia. The author shows that the societal reforms that began in the 1990s have not, in fact, even addressed their common object – the version of man which in Western academic circles was often referred to as “Homo Soveticus” – i.e. the human person, along with his morals, psychology, habits, day-to-day traditions, intellectual qualities and will, all of which were formed within a totalitarian society. Having found himself in new conditions, the Soviet man showed an amazing ability to adapt, and tried to enter into his new social reality without changing personally.
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXV/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 140-157
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English