Open AccessInter-Church Relations in Orthodoxy of Ukraine as an Explication of Ukrainian-Russian Ethnic-Political Clashes
Author(s) -
Serhij Zdioruk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2013.65.228
Subject(s) - ukrainian , explication , orthodoxy , ethnic group , politics , political science , identity (music) , gender studies , sociology , history , law , philosophy , aesthetics , archaeology , linguistics , epistemology
In the Ukrainian-Russian relations, especially in pre-revolutionary times, the religious component played an important role. The attitude of the Russian authorities toward Southwest Russia was shaped by the influence of several conceptions made in the church circles, which also significantly influenced the formation of Russian national identity.