THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE RUSSIAN-JAPANESE WAR OF 1904-1905 (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE KOSTROMA EPARCHIAL NEWS)

Mayorov Artem Dmitrievich / Mayorova Natalya Sergeevna

Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia

Email: mayorov.artem.1999@gmail.com, maiorowan@mail.ru

ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-7797

Issue: № 3 (31), 2025

Pages: 160

Annotation

The article analyzes the attitude of the Orthodox community to the Russian-Japanese War, successes and failures in the actions of the army and navy based on the materials of the Kostroma Diocesan Gazette. The high patriotic upsurge of the initial stage of the war was accompanied by serious reflections on the spiritual and moral state of Russian society. The materials of the Kostroma Diocesan Gazette indicate an increase in criticism of the authorities, deepening pessimism and loss of faith in Russia's "special mission" in the Far East. Based on published sources, the author describes the forms of participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in helping soldiers and the variety of areas of social service of the Church.

Keywords

Russian Russian Orthodox Church, Kostroma Diocesan Gazette, Kostroma Spiritual Consistory, Red Cross. Keywords: Russian-Japanese War, Russian Orthodox Church, Kostroma Diocesan Gazette, Kostroma Ecclesiastical Consistory.