Review of the dissertation of Alexander Anatolyevich Khokhlov “The Moral and Disciplinary Problem in the Everyday Life of the Orthodox Parish Clergy of the Kazan Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Century” for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences in specialty 5.6.1. National History (Kazan, 2024. 404 p.)
Elena V. Burlutskaya, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor
Orenburg State Pedagogical University, Orenburg, Russia, ida777@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-2207
Abstract
The review article analyzes the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences, which was defended in May 2024 at the dissertation council based on the Samara National Research University n.a. Academician S. P. Korolev. The author examines the problem of the moral and disciplinary component of the daily life of the parish clergy of the Kazan province through the analysis of various behavioral habits recorded by various historical sources. The question was raised as to whether the representatives of the Orthodox parish clergy of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries corresponded to the standard of pastoral piety, which was anchored by centuries-old church tradition. The peculiarities of the historical situation, the multiethnic and agrarian nature of the region, the predominance of the unenlightened and uncultured peasantry among its population, and the presence of a large number of schismatics in its territory became the reasons for the transformation of the ideology of the parish clergy. The priests found themselves in a situation of moral challenge that they were not prepared for. The result of this situation was a variety of deviations from canonical disciplinary norms, which became widespread during this period.
Burlutskaya E. V. Review of the dissertation of Alexander Anatolyevich Khokhlov “The Moral and Disciplinary Problem in the Everyday Life of the Orthodox Parish Clergy of the Kazan Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Century” for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences in specialty 5.6.1. National History (Kazan, 2024. 404 p.). Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2025, no. 2 (54), pp. 249—257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2025.54.12.
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