About the state of Ukrainian Orthodoxy

Authors

  • Igor Isychenko

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32420/2013.65.229

Abstract

Mistakes in the assessment of the church situation in Ukraine are most often associated with an irrational decisive influence on the confessional situation of the social realities of the post-communist society. A factor that is indisputable for an American citizen is that religious faith is a personal business in Ukraine can be declared, but not seriously perceived by any political force. Moreover, traditionally atheistic parties reveal unexpected activity in confessional affairs. I do not know if they saw here, in the USA, the election racist video of the party of Progressive Socialists Natalia Vitrenko? There, the devout grandmother in the church turns to the high monk in a hood for blessing. He suddenly returns - he's black! My grandmother scowled back, and on the screen are visible titles: "Let's protect the canonical Orthodoxy!"

Published

22.03.2013

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

“About the state of Ukrainian Orthodoxy” (2013) Ukrainian Religious Studies, (65), pp. 226–232. doi:10.32420/2013.65.229.