Bolsheviks Suppress the Russian Orthodox Church
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Communism, Communists, Russian Revolution, Bolsheviks, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Europe, Asia
- Date: 1917-1918
Article abstract: In 1918, the new Bolshevik government began confiscating church property, forbidding religious instruction in schools, and taking civil rights away from priests.
Summary of Event
The Bolshevik Revolution of October, 1917, meant serious trouble for the Russian Orthodox Church. Church authorities for centuries had closely associated themselves with the Russian monarchy. The Russian church had evolved from the Greek Orthodox Church, which followed the doctrine of caesaropapism; that is, the head of the state was also the head of the...
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