Soviet Political Power And Russian Eastern Orthodox Church's Struggle (1917～1923)

According to the article content, this article is divided three chapters to elaborate.First chapter mainly narrated the Soviet political power to attack the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church's background, this part also divided three parts of elaboration. The first part, the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church has the important influence in Russia, first displays in it to in the Russian people thought rule. All believes in Eastern Orthodoxy in a Russian half above population, no matter is a czar who keeps aloof, is in the social lowest level the common people in front of Eastern Orthodoxy all are the reverent east followers, therefore took Eastern Orthodoxy has the important influence in the Russia most authoritative religious body Russia Eastern Orthodox Church in the middle of the follower. Next displays in the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church dependence feudalism ruler's prop, it becomes the Russian rule social stratum the constituent.The second part mainly described the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church to face the great change domestic form, in order to how own benefit it did make the choice. At the beginning of the 20th century along with the Russian Revolution movement development, the czar government's rule are in imminent danger, this regarding has abundant strength Russian Eastern Orthodox Church, since the opportunity also is challenges. After, 1917 the February revolution, the revolutionary movement even more surged upward in particular, in church very many men of insight were support extremely, they thought the decayed absolute monarchy regime already could not follow historical the advancement, could eliminate inevitably, the czar government should all crises which appeared for Russia be responsible. This mood"the orthodox church courtyard"reflects obviously in Russian Eastern Orthodox Church Highest organ of state power, the orthodox church courtyard most members reject"the dynasty which the support collapses". But the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church is not the passive ground is being near the revolutionary eruption, but is the hope in the revolution the full demonstration church strength, defends the good existing right and the property under the turbulent time background, then seeks more benefits.The third part mainly obtains the Soviet political power and the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church through the analysis in the world outlook, the ideology, the bilateral standpoint and Russia's national condition, bilateral aspects and so on actual situation has the irreconcilable contradiction, therefore the Soviet political power decided implements the attack to the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church the policy.Second chapter mainly narrated the Soviet political power to attack the concrete method and the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church's revolt which in the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church process adopted. First, the Soviet political power promulgates "Separates about Country And Church, School And Church Separation" the law and about "School Secularization" the law, this caused the church to lose the national religion status, withdrew from in the national management system, simultaneously also enable the school to get rid of the church control, caused the people to obtain the freedom of belief and the study free right. The Soviet political power has promulgated "about Confiscates Land And Church Property" the law, to in Russian Eastern Orthodox Church execution economy attack. The Soviet political power has also promulgated a series of laws, caused to cancel original Eastern Orthodoxy to take the national religion politically the various kind of privileges; Cancelled Eastern Orthodox Church to undertake the divorce case the right; Originally will belong to Eastern Orthodox Church about the marriage, the children and handles the household register registration the right to take back the country.Next, the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church takes a huge religious organization, also is composed by the multitudinous benefit faction. These are ruled in the church, bends in the subordinate status faction, constantly did not hope can overthrow in the church the person in power, becomes in the church the new hierarch, thus expands oneself religious sect the right, seeks a bigger benefit.Therefore, the Soviet political power through props up them to split up the church, attacks in the church the counter-revolutionary influence, finally weakens the church the strength. In attacks in the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church process, the most famous event is to the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church big herd lucky Hong's trial. Lucky Hong took the highest leader big herd head then, led in the church the stubborn influence and the Soviet political power struggle, therefore also took one kind of Russia attacked Eastern Orthodox Church's method lucky Hong to encounter the authority the trial, because finally lucky Hong's repenting, released him.Once more, the Soviet political power in appeared very many extreme behaviors to the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church's attack in, carries on the recovery in view of this kind of situation soviet political power promulgation general order.Facing the Soviet government's attack, the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church has also carried on the revolt. First, it mobilizes the worshippers to revolt against the Soviet political power the attack. According to statistics before the October Revolution, the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church has the near hundred million people to be religious the believer, accounts for the total population one above the half, all has to Russia's politics and the economy the huge influence. The Russian Eastern Orthodox Church uses this kind of influence, in the Soviet political power rule time, mobilizes the populace to oppose the national policy implementation, maintains own benefit.Next, through several times with the Soviet political power confrontation, the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church all is at a disadvantage, this makes it to realize is unable to oneself with the Soviet political power to contend with directly, therefore he seeks the overseas influence positively the help, hoped can carry on through the overseas influence to the newborn political power exerts pressure, causes oneself to be in the advantage in the battle.Third chapter mainly narrated the Soviet political power to attack the influence which the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church produced. This kind of influence is the bilateral surface, therefore this chapter is also composed by two parts. First, is to the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church's influence. The Soviet political power the privilege and the property confiscation which carries on to the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church, caused the church to lose the national religion status, also has been deprived from the feudal ruler's privilege, simultaneously its economic basis encountered the enormous weakening, the strength damages greatly. Props up in the church the innovation faction, causes it with the church in diehard intense contention church power authority, weakened the church strength once again, also causes the church interior to be busy with the struggle power to seize the potential, has no time also incapably to resist with the Soviet Uygur. Next, the Soviet political power through has carried on the severe attack to in the church counter-revolutionary and the conservative faction, weakened the church influence enormously; To the church land and the property confiscation, caused the Soviet political power to obtain the massive lands and the fund, was the Russian economic resurgence has provided certain economical support; Church and priest's privilege nationalization. Simultaneously the Soviet political power split up the church the policy also to obtain the result. This time between Russian Eastern Orthodox Church interior diehard and innovationist, between innovationist interior various cliques contradictory layer on layer, for strives for the meeting the leadership between, sends to engage in factional strife mutually respectively, finally causes the church the fission, the enormous weakening church strength, also did not have ability and the Soviet political power again resists. Various religious sects in order to become the church new person in power, caters to the Soviet political power vigorously, obtains the approval by the time, obtains the legitimate rights and interests, therefore the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church obeys completely in the Soviet political power.