Development of True Orthodox Church in Kyiv region (1927-1931)

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dc.contributor.authorTrygub, Oleksandren_US
dc.contributor.authorBazhan, Olehen_US
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-02T12:05:50Z
dc.date.available2026-02-02T12:05:50Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThe preconditions for the formation and activities of the True Orthodox Church in the territory of the Kyiv region from 1927 to 1931 are studied in the scientific paper. Based on archival documents, the reasons for the emergence of the anti-Sergius opposition among the Orthodox clergy and laity who rejected the Declaration of Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky) on loyalty to Soviet power are analyzed. It is shown that the Kyiv region became one of the centers for the development of the True Orthodox Christian movement in the Ukrainian SSR, where independent communities were formed. The specifics of underground church life are revealed, including illegal divine services, the establishment of clandestine monasteries, and the distribution of leaflets and spiritual proclamations. Particular attention is given to the repressive policies of the Soviet authorities, culminating in the OGPU operation "Chornye Pauki" (Black Spiders) (1931), which led to the arrests and convictions of dozens of clergy and laity in the Kyiv region. It is concluded that the True Orthodox Church in the Kyiv region became a manifestation of religious nonconformism and spiritual resistance to the totalitarian regime, having played a significant role in the formation of Catacomb Orthodoxy in Ukraine.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTrygub O. Development of True Orthodox Church in Kyiv region (1927-1931) / by Oleksandr Trygub and Oleh Bazhan // Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe. - 2026. - Vol. 46, issue 1. - P. 111-135. - https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2229.2712en_US
dc.identifier.issn2693-2229
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/38234
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.sourceOccasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europeen_US
dc.statusfirst publisheden_US
dc.subjectTrue Orthodox Churchen_US
dc.subjectanti-Sergius oppositionen_US
dc.subjectKyiv eparchyen_US
dc.subjectDeclaration of Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky)en_US
dc.subjectreligious undergrounden_US
dc.subjectCatacomb Churchen_US
dc.subject"Chornye Pauki" (Black Spiders)en_US
dc.subjectSoviet repressionen_US
dc.subjectchurch resistanceen_US
dc.subjectarticleen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of True Orthodox Church in Kyiv region (1927-1931)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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