OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC

On the basis of documents and an array of confessional Internet publications, the article analyzes the interaction of Old Believer agreements with states (Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic countries, etc.) in the context of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. It occurred during the 400th anniversary of the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:383a0f2bb03c4200aa8735bf35bfb0ac2021-11-19T00:31:19ZOLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIChttp://dx.doi.org/10.15211/vestnikieran520211281362618-7914https://doaj.org/article/383a0f2bb03c4200aa8735bf35bfb0ac2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://vestnikieran.instituteofeurope.ru/images/Shimanskaya52021.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2618-7914On the basis of documents and an array of confessional Internet publications, the article analyzes the interaction of Old Believer agreements with states (Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic countries, etc.) in the context of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. It occurred during the 400th anniversary of the protopope Avvakum (Petrov) (1620–1682), which is celebrated by Old Believers in Russia and beyond. Old Believers nowadays are the largest Russian religious diaspora seeking selfdetermination in the modern world through interaction with states and society. The pandemic in the jubilee year became a mark of change in the relationship between the Old Believers and the government. It shifted from confrontation and neutrality to cooperation within the framework of those models of state-confessional relations that have become established in countries where their communities exist. During the pandemic Old Believer accords urged church members to follow state measures introduced to combat spread of the infection and perceive all restrictions as temporary obedience. There has been a significant modernization of interaction within confessional communities in liturgical and everyday practices, associated with the intensified use of digital technologies. As a result, celebration of the anniversary of archpriest Avvakum became possible on a large scale despite the restrictions.Olga K. ShimanskayaInstitute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciencesarticlestate-confessional relationssocietypandemicpoliticsold believers.International relationsJZ2-6530RUНаучно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН, Vol 23, Iss 5, Pp 128-136 (2021)
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topic state-confessional relations
society
pandemic
politics
old believers.
International relations
JZ2-6530
spellingShingle state-confessional relations
society
pandemic
politics
old believers.
International relations
JZ2-6530
Olga K. Shimanskaya
OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC
description On the basis of documents and an array of confessional Internet publications, the article analyzes the interaction of Old Believer agreements with states (Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic countries, etc.) in the context of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. It occurred during the 400th anniversary of the protopope Avvakum (Petrov) (1620–1682), which is celebrated by Old Believers in Russia and beyond. Old Believers nowadays are the largest Russian religious diaspora seeking selfdetermination in the modern world through interaction with states and society. The pandemic in the jubilee year became a mark of change in the relationship between the Old Believers and the government. It shifted from confrontation and neutrality to cooperation within the framework of those models of state-confessional relations that have become established in countries where their communities exist. During the pandemic Old Believer accords urged church members to follow state measures introduced to combat spread of the infection and perceive all restrictions as temporary obedience. There has been a significant modernization of interaction within confessional communities in liturgical and everyday practices, associated with the intensified use of digital technologies. As a result, celebration of the anniversary of archpriest Avvakum became possible on a large scale despite the restrictions.
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title OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC
title_short OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC
title_full OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC
title_fullStr OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC
title_full_unstemmed OLD BELIEVERS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD AMID THE PANDEMIC
title_sort old believers in russia and abroad amid the pandemic
publisher Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences
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