Pro-orthodox and counter-orthodox social moods in Russia on the wave of revitalization of religion

Lebedev, Sergej and Blagojević, Mirko (2017) Pro-orthodox and counter-orthodox social moods in Russia on the wave of revitalization of religion. In: Religion in Contemporary Society: international scientific meeting almanac. Institute of Social Sciences ; Department of Education and Culture, Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Branicevo, Belgrade ; Pozarevac, pp. 271-283. ISBN 978-86-7093-198-5

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Abstract

The article is an attempt to describe in system the unique phenomenon of the religious situation in post-Soviet Russia, called “consensus about the Orthodox” and “consensus against the Orthodox”. This phenomenons exists both at the institutional level and at the level of social consciousness. Its main manifestations for consensus about the Orthodox in the consciousness of society rightfully attributed three interrelated stable trends: trust in the community to the church in the face of the Russian Orthodox Church; the prevalence of a positive image of Christianity and the church; predominance of positive social expectations from religion and the church, and their interaction with society. Preliminary displays description of the consensus against the Orthodox is done.

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