Church and State during the French Revolution in the Works of J.M. Zakher Cover Image

Церковь и государство времен Великой французской революции в освещении Я.М. Захера
Church and State during the French Revolution in the Works of J.M. Zakher

Author(s): Anastasia Aleksandrovna Kutuzova
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, 18th Century
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: J.M. Zakher; Great French Revolution of late 18th century; Catholic Church; Cult of the Mind; Cult of the Supreme Being;

Summary/Abstract: The relations between the church and the state during the revolutionary events in France in the late 18th century were discussed based on the works of Jakov Mikhailovich Zakher (1893–1963), an outstanding Soviet historian. J.M. Zakher’s works cast light on a number of questions: the general position of the church; the frame of people’s mind in the pre-revolutionary period; the emergence and development of the antireligious struggle; the roles played by J. Foucher and A. Schomet, two most prominent public figures of the deсhristianization movement who triggered the most dramatic changes in the spiritual framework of the French society; etc. It was concluded that, despite a whole complex of studies have been performed on the French Revolution, the works of J.M. Zakher provide an important systematic coverage of the state-church relations in France during the 18th century. His legacy clearly preserves the “École russe” traditions, such as thoroughness, scrupulousness and attention to details, as well as the desire to create a vivid and comprehensive picture of the past.

  • Issue Year: 162/2020
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 121-133
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian