Тhe meeting of orthodox bishops in Kazan in 1885: Educational and political aspects

Andrei Yuryevich Mikhailov; Alexander Anatolevich Khokhlov

doi:10.22633/rpge.v26i00.17405

Authors

Andrei Yuryevich Mikhailov Kazan Federal University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0215-0435
Alexander Anatolevich Khokhlov Kazan Federal University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2920-0287

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v26i00.17405

Keywords:

Educational aspects, Conciliar movement, Conference of bishops, Political aspects

Abstract

In this article, using the archival (Russian State Historical Archives) and published materials (church periodicals), they consider the activities of the conference of Orthodox bishops in Kazan (July 1885). The emphasis is on the educational and political aspects. The terminological study of the topic is carried out on the following subject: was the "Kazan conference of bishops" a regional council or a technical conference of bishops of neighboring provinces? Particular attention is paid to the political beliefs and personalities of the bishops and their initiative to hold this event (the initiative by the Bishop Dionisy (Khitrov) of Ufa), and the activities of experts - professors of theological academies and the practitioners of the Orthodox mission. They considered the main decisions of the meeting and the reaction of the supreme power to them on behalf of the chief prosecutor.

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Author Biography

Andrei Yuryevich Mikhailov, Kazan Federal University

Senior Lecturer, Department of Russian history.

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