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October 22, 2025Open Access

The Russian orthodox Church as a Political and Legal subject of Law in the soviet Period (1917–1991)

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The Russian Orthodox Church underwent significant legal and political changes during the Soviet period, shaping its current role.
Key mechanisms included state-church relations, heavily influenced by state propaganda and the ideology of scientific communism.
Modernization of the church was driven by political and legal reforms, essential for its adaptation to the Soviet framework.
The interplay of church and state in this era has lasting implications for the church's contemporary position in Russia.

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The article is focused on the essence of political and legal transformations, that brought about the changes in the Russian Orthodox church as a political and legal subject of law under the Soviet state. The article explores the state-church relations mechanisms under the influence of atheist propaganda and «scientific communism». It also defines the key political and legal grounds for the church modernization, which, in many respects, form the current position of the mentioned organization at the contemporary stage of the development of Russia.

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M.N. Zhminda (Tue,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/68f8332ad24b29c9694823e7 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1994-2540-2008-8-2-67-72

The Russian orthodox Church as a Political and Legal subject of Law in the soviet Period (1917–1991)

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