Common Faith in the Late 1820s–1850s: Mechanisms of State Oppression and Old Believers’ Opposition

Authors

  • Alexander Sergeevich Palkin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15826/qr.2014.3.063

Abstract

Referencing extensive archival materials gathered in the Russian State Historical Archive and the archives of the Ural Region, the author studies mechanisms of enforcement employed by the state and the established church during the spread of common faith among Old Believers between the 1820s–1850s. Religious persecution affected all the social strata of Old Believers. The policy carried out by the authorities included a variety of measures of oppression. Apart from established legal measures and trials, a system of secret resolutions and recordkeeping existed which meant Old Believers were persecuted extrajudicially. The policy at the time was determined by precedents, and many cases were considered in Ministries, the Synod, and Imperial Chancellery. The author also focuses on the means the Old Believers used to oppose oppression and preserve their beliefs (escapes, temporary conversion to common faith, etc.).

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Published

2023-10-16

How to Cite

Palkin, A. S. (2023). Common Faith in the Late 1820s–1850s: Mechanisms of State Oppression and Old Believers’ Opposition. Quaestio Rossica, (3), 86–106. https://doi.org/10.15826/qr.2014.3.063

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Vox redactoris