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Introduction. The article analyzes the results of the sociological research undertaken by the aut... more Introduction. The article analyzes the results of the sociological research undertaken by the authors in 2018 within the framework of the research project “Social Projects of the Russian Orthodox Church” in terms of comparing motivation, social technologies and social consequences of implementing Orthodox social projects in the capital and other regions of Russia in order to identify factors contributing to and hindering their successful implementation at the regional level. The purpose of the empirical research was to identify the social functions fulfilled in the process of developing and implementing social projects by organizations within the structure of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), as well as by lay organizations created and headed by parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church. Materials and Methods. The study used qualitative methods of collecting and analyzing sociological data such as observation, in-depth interviews with people participating in socia...
This article, based on 60 in-depth interviews with the descendants of survivors of political repr... more This article, based on 60 in-depth interviews with the descendants of survivors of political repression, aims at finding out how making sense of a collective traumatogenic experience differs in the case of Evangelical (Baptist and Pentecostal) communities compared with the rest of the cohort. The authors conclude that, in the case of people without religious affiliation, an intergenerational memory transmission mechanism is absent; descendants up to the fifth generation envision the suffering of their ancestors as accidental and meaningless for the present and future. As a result, most descendants refuse to participate in the process of trauma creation. Alternatively, in the final master narrative of the Pentecostals and Baptists, the persecution was an inevitable result of faith. Evangelical descendants construct cultural trauma around a providential event needed to ensure individual salvation and to prevent secularization of the church; for them suffering remains meaningful for the present and future. This allows for the transformation of the stigma that was spoiling their collective identity into a badge of honor, into stigmata, revealing that these believers follow the way of Christ.
The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination... more The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination of Russians but share some ideological concepts with liberals, use stiob-form of ironic parody based on overidentification and decontextualisation, resulting in destruction of the authoritative discourse. Their entertaining, or educational-cum-entertaining projects located in the gray area between politics and counterculture strive to undermine domineering political discourses (liberal, neo-Soviet, leftist, official patriotic and old nationalist) and to go beyond the left-right dichotomy. The author concludes that the main function of stiob and other forms of irony for the new nationalists is negative identification. Ambivalence of the language of stiob simultaneously attracts the target audience of nationalists ("those in the know") and does not prevent solidarizing with any political platform when needed. The article is based on qualitative analysis of narratives produced by nationalist social media influencers, including fiction, essays, talks, lectures, interviews, live broadcasts, posts in blogs, social networks and messengers.
The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination... more The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination of Russians but share some ideological concepts with liberals, use stiob-form of ironic parody based on overidentification and decontextualisation, resulting in destruction of the authoritative discourse. Their entertaining, or educational-cum-entertaining projects located in the gray area between politics and counterculture strive to undermine domineering political discourses (liberal, neo-Soviet, leftist, official patriotic and old nationalist) and to go beyond the left-right dichotomy. The author concludes that the main function of stiob and other forms of irony for the new nationalists is negative identification. Ambivalence of the language of stiob simultaneously attracts the target audience of nationalists ("those in the know") and does not prevent solidarizing with any political platform when needed. The article is based on qualitative analysis of narratives produced by nationalist social media influencers, including fiction, essays, talks, lectures, interviews, live broadcasts, posts in blogs, social networks and messengers.
Chapter in the book: Eastern Christianity аnd Politics in the Twenty-First Century, ed. by Lucian... more Chapter in the book: Eastern Christianity аnd Politics in the Twenty-First Century, ed. by Lucian N. Leustean (London: Routledge, 2014), 623-655.
This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemic, 2021
The rise of the Pandemic changed the world in several ways: Societal, political, economic and env... more The rise of the Pandemic changed the world in several ways: Societal, political, economic and environmental questions arose, that challenge societies each day. Beside these demands, religions are contested by fundamentalist groups and believers who seem to understand Covid-19 as supernatural ‘signs’ that might be useful for a religious revolution. With the help of their fundamentalist interpretation of the religious knowledge, the religious fundamentalists try to mobilize contemporary believers and to recruit new adherents for their ideas.
Against this background, the multidisciplinary anthology Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemic examines the current impact of Covid-19 on various religious groups and believers around the world.
Internationally renowned scholars such as Miguel Álvarez Ortega, Peter Antes, Yaakov Ariel, Uran Botobekov, Barbara Lucini, Anastasia Mitrofanova and Olga Torres Díaz
from the field of Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Buddhist, Political and Religious Studies, will discuss both, the theoretical understanding of the term ‘Religious Fundamentalism’ on various religions, that can differ a lot in view of the specific religious concept of ‘Fundamentalism’, as well as the practical impact of Covid-19 on the religions concerned above.
Based on scientific perspectives, the main targets of this anthology are the presentation of different (religious) interpretations of ‘Fundamentalism’ - especially in the current atmosphere of increasing populisms – and the examination of basic religious norms, habits and practices regarding believe and health by both, religious fundamentalists as well as non-fundamentalist believers.
The anthology is published by Transcript in March 2021.
Туровская епископия – одна из древнейших епископий Русской Церкви. При этом история ее появления ... more Туровская епископия – одна из древнейших епископий Русской Церкви. При этом история ее появления является одной из наиболее проблемных в науке. Так, следует отметить, что до наших дней не дошли не только летописные памятники раннего Турова, если таковые имелись, но даже указания на то, что таковые вообще были. Иными словами, отсутствие летописного контекста сильно усложняет работу историка. В статье приведен анализ имеющихся письменных источников и сделан вывод, что Туровская епископия действительно возникла в 1005-1008 годах, однако как латинская епархия Русской Церкви, а уже во второй половине ХI века вошла в состав византийской митрополии Киева.
Introduction. The article analyzes the results of the sociological research undertaken by the aut... more Introduction. The article analyzes the results of the sociological research undertaken by the authors in 2018 within the framework of the research project “Social Projects of the Russian Orthodox Church” in terms of comparing motivation, social technologies and social consequences of implementing Orthodox social projects in the capital and other regions of Russia in order to identify factors contributing to and hindering their successful implementation at the regional level. The purpose of the empirical research was to identify the social functions fulfilled in the process of developing and implementing social projects by organizations within the structure of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), as well as by lay organizations created and headed by parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church. Materials and Methods. The study used qualitative methods of collecting and analyzing sociological data such as observation, in-depth interviews with people participating in socia...
This article, based on 60 in-depth interviews with the descendants of survivors of political repr... more This article, based on 60 in-depth interviews with the descendants of survivors of political repression, aims at finding out how making sense of a collective traumatogenic experience differs in the case of Evangelical (Baptist and Pentecostal) communities compared with the rest of the cohort. The authors conclude that, in the case of people without religious affiliation, an intergenerational memory transmission mechanism is absent; descendants up to the fifth generation envision the suffering of their ancestors as accidental and meaningless for the present and future. As a result, most descendants refuse to participate in the process of trauma creation. Alternatively, in the final master narrative of the Pentecostals and Baptists, the persecution was an inevitable result of faith. Evangelical descendants construct cultural trauma around a providential event needed to ensure individual salvation and to prevent secularization of the church; for them suffering remains meaningful for the present and future. This allows for the transformation of the stigma that was spoiling their collective identity into a badge of honor, into stigmata, revealing that these believers follow the way of Christ.
The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination... more The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination of Russians but share some ideological concepts with liberals, use stiob-form of ironic parody based on overidentification and decontextualisation, resulting in destruction of the authoritative discourse. Their entertaining, or educational-cum-entertaining projects located in the gray area between politics and counterculture strive to undermine domineering political discourses (liberal, neo-Soviet, leftist, official patriotic and old nationalist) and to go beyond the left-right dichotomy. The author concludes that the main function of stiob and other forms of irony for the new nationalists is negative identification. Ambivalence of the language of stiob simultaneously attracts the target audience of nationalists ("those in the know") and does not prevent solidarizing with any political platform when needed. The article is based on qualitative analysis of narratives produced by nationalist social media influencers, including fiction, essays, talks, lectures, interviews, live broadcasts, posts in blogs, social networks and messengers.
The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination... more The article discusses how and why the new nationalists, who call for political self-determination of Russians but share some ideological concepts with liberals, use stiob-form of ironic parody based on overidentification and decontextualisation, resulting in destruction of the authoritative discourse. Their entertaining, or educational-cum-entertaining projects located in the gray area between politics and counterculture strive to undermine domineering political discourses (liberal, neo-Soviet, leftist, official patriotic and old nationalist) and to go beyond the left-right dichotomy. The author concludes that the main function of stiob and other forms of irony for the new nationalists is negative identification. Ambivalence of the language of stiob simultaneously attracts the target audience of nationalists ("those in the know") and does not prevent solidarizing with any political platform when needed. The article is based on qualitative analysis of narratives produced by nationalist social media influencers, including fiction, essays, talks, lectures, interviews, live broadcasts, posts in blogs, social networks and messengers.
Chapter in the book: Eastern Christianity аnd Politics in the Twenty-First Century, ed. by Lucian... more Chapter in the book: Eastern Christianity аnd Politics in the Twenty-First Century, ed. by Lucian N. Leustean (London: Routledge, 2014), 623-655.
This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemic, 2021
The rise of the Pandemic changed the world in several ways: Societal, political, economic and env... more The rise of the Pandemic changed the world in several ways: Societal, political, economic and environmental questions arose, that challenge societies each day. Beside these demands, religions are contested by fundamentalist groups and believers who seem to understand Covid-19 as supernatural ‘signs’ that might be useful for a religious revolution. With the help of their fundamentalist interpretation of the religious knowledge, the religious fundamentalists try to mobilize contemporary believers and to recruit new adherents for their ideas.
Against this background, the multidisciplinary anthology Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemic examines the current impact of Covid-19 on various religious groups and believers around the world.
Internationally renowned scholars such as Miguel Álvarez Ortega, Peter Antes, Yaakov Ariel, Uran Botobekov, Barbara Lucini, Anastasia Mitrofanova and Olga Torres Díaz
from the field of Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Buddhist, Political and Religious Studies, will discuss both, the theoretical understanding of the term ‘Religious Fundamentalism’ on various religions, that can differ a lot in view of the specific religious concept of ‘Fundamentalism’, as well as the practical impact of Covid-19 on the religions concerned above.
Based on scientific perspectives, the main targets of this anthology are the presentation of different (religious) interpretations of ‘Fundamentalism’ - especially in the current atmosphere of increasing populisms – and the examination of basic religious norms, habits and practices regarding believe and health by both, religious fundamentalists as well as non-fundamentalist believers.
The anthology is published by Transcript in March 2021.
Туровская епископия – одна из древнейших епископий Русской Церкви. При этом история ее появления ... more Туровская епископия – одна из древнейших епископий Русской Церкви. При этом история ее появления является одной из наиболее проблемных в науке. Так, следует отметить, что до наших дней не дошли не только летописные памятники раннего Турова, если таковые имелись, но даже указания на то, что таковые вообще были. Иными словами, отсутствие летописного контекста сильно усложняет работу историка. В статье приведен анализ имеющихся письменных источников и сделан вывод, что Туровская епископия действительно возникла в 1005-1008 годах, однако как латинская епархия Русской Церкви, а уже во второй половине ХI века вошла в состав византийской митрополии Киева.
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This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Against this background, the multidisciplinary anthology Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemic examines the current impact of Covid-19 on various religious groups and believers around the world.
Internationally renowned scholars such as Miguel Álvarez Ortega, Peter Antes, Yaakov Ariel, Uran Botobekov, Barbara Lucini, Anastasia Mitrofanova and Olga Torres Díaz
from the field of Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Buddhist, Political and Religious Studies, will discuss both, the theoretical understanding of the term ‘Religious Fundamentalism’ on various religions, that can differ a lot in view of the specific religious concept of ‘Fundamentalism’, as well as the practical impact of Covid-19 on the religions concerned above.
Based on scientific perspectives, the main targets of this anthology are the presentation of different (religious) interpretations of ‘Fundamentalism’ - especially in the current atmosphere of increasing populisms – and the examination of basic religious norms, habits and practices regarding believe and health by both, religious fundamentalists as well as non-fundamentalist believers.
The anthology is published by Transcript in March 2021.
This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Against this background, the multidisciplinary anthology Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Pandemic examines the current impact of Covid-19 on various religious groups and believers around the world.
Internationally renowned scholars such as Miguel Álvarez Ortega, Peter Antes, Yaakov Ariel, Uran Botobekov, Barbara Lucini, Anastasia Mitrofanova and Olga Torres Díaz
from the field of Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Buddhist, Political and Religious Studies, will discuss both, the theoretical understanding of the term ‘Religious Fundamentalism’ on various religions, that can differ a lot in view of the specific religious concept of ‘Fundamentalism’, as well as the practical impact of Covid-19 on the religions concerned above.
Based on scientific perspectives, the main targets of this anthology are the presentation of different (religious) interpretations of ‘Fundamentalism’ - especially in the current atmosphere of increasing populisms – and the examination of basic religious norms, habits and practices regarding believe and health by both, religious fundamentalists as well as non-fundamentalist believers.
The anthology is published by Transcript in March 2021.