THE IDEAS OF THE "POLICE STATE" IN THE CHURCH POLICY OF PETER THE GREAT

Natalia Sergeevna Mayorova

Kostroma Theological Seminary, Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia

Email: maiorowan@mail.ru

Issue: № 4 (20), 2022

Pages: 103

Annotation

The article attempts to analyze the policy of Peter I in relation to the Russian Orthodox Church in the context of the concept of a "police state" and one of its most important components, the idea of the "common good". The stages of the church policy of Peter I are highlighted, the system of actions of the secular authorities in relation to the Church is characterized both from the point of view of setting goals and from the standpoint of the results achieved.

Keywords

Russian Orthodox Church, Peter I, church politics, "police state", Synod

For citation

Mayorova N. S. Ideas of the "police state" in the church policy of Peter the Great // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2022. № 4. Р. 103–114 (In Russian). https:// doi.org/10.24412/2309–5164–2022–4–103–114