Confessions of Russia in the policy of the Provisional government. 1917 г.

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M. V. Kail’

Smolensk State University, Smolensk, Russian Federation

Confessions of Russia in the policy of the Provisional government. 1917 г.

Abstract

A large – scale collection of documents describing the religious policy of the Provisional government prepared by Professor M. Babkin is the first edition In the history of the great Russian revolution and in the history of the policy of the Provisional government of Russia in 1917. The materials of the collection reflect the legislative process (and partly the results) in relation to the regulation of religious organizations of all confessions in Russia, as well as sectarian groups in the period of authority of the Provisional government from March to end of October 1917 the Collection consists of two major documentary sections. The first contains legislative acts of the Provisional government-General resolutions and regulations that formed the conditions of religious policy and the legal basis for the activities of all religious organizations and societies in the revolutionary Russia of 1917.also, the section is supplemented by subordinate acts and departmental correspondence on the regulation of religious life, the removal of certain restrictions on the principle of confession. The documents of this section comprehensively cover the normative and declaratively secured transition to freedom of confession of faith and non-religious state, which is carried out by the Provisional government of Russia. The second major section of the book consists of materials of legislative activity of the Provisional government grouped by religion. The greatest attention is paid to the situation of Orthodoxy, old belief and unity. The position of Catholics, Uniates belonging to The Armenian Apostolic Church, as well as sectarians and Gentiles is characterized by a much smaller volume of documents. The publication is accompanied by 14 valuable and organically complement the main content of applications, as well as the necessary pointers. Collection of documents-a valuable publication on the history of all denominations in Russia in the transitional 1917.

Keyword

Документы, Provisional Government, religious policy, confessions, freedom of conscience, legislation.

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Grant information

The article was prepared with the financial support Of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project № 18-09-00618A).

About the author

Kail Maksim Vladimirovich, PhD in History, associate Professor of the Department of Russian history, Smolensk state University, associate Professor, Smolensk, Russian Federation, 8-4812-700-216, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it