THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF THE PACIFIST MOVEMENT IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND THE USSR IN THE 20TH CENTURY
THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF THE PACIFIST MOVEMENT IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AND
THE USSR IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Author(s): Irina GordeevaSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Evaluation research, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Religion, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Russian pacific movement; the Tolstoyan pacifist movement; Group to Establish Trust between East and West; Free Initiative; the ecumenical circle of Sandrs Riga; Prizyv;
Summary/Abstract: The article explores two waves of the pacifist movement in the 20th century Russia. One of the waves started in the early 20th century, and it was represented by the Tolstoyan radical pacifist movement that had a massive social base among the Russian religious sectarians. The second one emerged in the late Soviet period in the form of the independent peace movement. It was almost completely secular in character; however, it was preceded by several separate religious peace initiatives of the 1960–1970s.
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXV/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 242-263
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
