Andrei Sõtšov
Researcher, PhD (theol), Religious Studies, Church History. Research Topic: Orthodox Church in Estonia in Soviet times
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Supervisors: Irina Paert
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Supervisors: Irina Paert
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in Estonian Orthodox congregations in 1866–1940. Catechesis, originally a form
of youth work in the Lutheran Church, was borrowed and “domesticated” as
an educational practice by the Orthodox Eparchy of Riga, and later by the Estonian-speaking congregations of Estonian Apostolic-Orthodox Church, as early as
in the second half of the 19th century. The first part of this article is retrospective to the introduction of catechism classes as a form of catechesis for church youth in the Estonian Orthodox congregations in Riga Eparchy until 1917. The second part of the article explores the development of catechism teaching in the EAOC congregations and the discussion concerning the catechism and youth work in church periodicals in 1918–1933. The third part deals with the EAOC catechism teaching practice, including the development of youth work during the silent era in 1934–1940.
Käesoleva artikli eesmärgiks on käsitleda leeripraktika väljakujunemist ja arengut Eesti õigeusu kirikus enne II maailmasõda, täpsemalt a-il 1866-1940. 1 Vaatluse alla võetakse leeriõpetuse andmine ehk katehhees kui toimiv õigeusu praktika. Leeripraktikat võib käsitleda kirikunoorte kasvatustööna kogudustes, kuid laiemalt ka kogukondlikkuse vormina, millel inglise keeles leidub mitu vastet (ingl conciliarity, synodality, sobornost) ning millena mõistetakse kollektiivset usulist identiteeti, mis koosneb ühistest väärtustest, huvidest ja kultuurist. Lisaks katehheesile vaadeldakse lühidalt ka kogudustes anglikaani kiriku eeskujul alustanud pühapäevakoolide tööd 1920ndail ning Eesti Apostliku Õigeusu Kiriku (EAÕK) Noorsootöökeskuse ja noorteringide kujunemist 1930ndail.
1918, the difficult years of Soviet and German occupation, perestroika, Estonia’s re-independence in 1991. In short – 120 years, 5 regimes, including almost 52 years under the yoke of foreign power. During these years, there have been different periods in the life of the congregation, sometimes more difficult, sometimes easier. However, despite all the losses, trials and tribulations, the congregation survived and the continuity and development of its life has continued uninterrupted for 120 years. It is a great miracle of God that the house of the Lord built for Estonians in 1904 on the initiative of the clergy of the time of national awakening has survived, grown and renewed. The 120-year story of this church is a living example of the cultural and spiritual history of the Estonian people. The Church of the Transfiguration of Pärnu became a catholicon 66 years ago, the bishop’s cathedral of Pärnu and Saaremaa 15 years ago. This tells us about the importance of the sanctuary in the history of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. May this holy temple be and remain for many decades, may all those who seek it find comfort, purpose in life, God’s grace and protection here!
Published in a Magazine "Metropolia"
Year of publication 2021, 94, pp. 7-8
URL: www.eoc.ee/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Metropoolia_94.pdf
asked to be the bishop of Estonia. He was ordained as a bishop
in the end of 1918, bearing the title of auxiliary Bishop of Tallinn
and locum tenens of the See of Riga. As an archpastor, he tirelessly
served the Church, consoled the faithful and protected the interest
of the Orthodox during the difficult years of war, German occupation
and Bolshevist aggression. Father Andrei stressed many
aspects of the Bishop's work, not previously known to the public.
(1840s-1945)" organized by Faculty of Theology of the University of Tartu (November 6-8, 2015)
Soviet religious policies vis-a-vis the Orthodox Church of occupied Estonia: on one hand, the dozens of orthodox congregations at the local level were forcibly liquidated and the number of clerics decreased rapidly; on the other
hand, the patriotic and ecumenical activities of the administration of the Estonian Eparchy increased dramatically and achieved its "golden era" during the tenure of its new bishop of Tallinn, Aleksii Ridiger (the future patriarch
Aleksii II of Moscow). This study describes in detail the gradual increase in the interference of Soviet propaganda with the ecumenical and patriotic activity of the Estonian Eparchy from 1959. In the course of subsequent restrictions and the persecution of religion under Khrushchev, the Estonian
Diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate was integrated into the larger scheme of Soviet peace propaganda and ecumenical cooperation. This took the form mainly of the joint reception of foreign church delegations which coincided with the tenure of Bishop Aleksii, who played a big role in the Moscow hierarchy as well as in the external affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church. Visits of Church delegations in Tallinn and Kuremae monastery became a kind of "show piece" of religious freedom and played their part in Soviet peace propaganda. In conclusion, the rise and ebb of the patriotic and
ecumenical activity of the Orthodox diocese in occupied Estonia were influenced by the changes, which took place among the USSR's highest authorities in the religious policies level and by the transition from Stalinist totalitarian dictatorship toward Nikita Khrushchev's more oligarchical system.
in Estonian Orthodox congregations in 1866–1940. Catechesis, originally a form
of youth work in the Lutheran Church, was borrowed and “domesticated” as
an educational practice by the Orthodox Eparchy of Riga, and later by the Estonian-speaking congregations of Estonian Apostolic-Orthodox Church, as early as
in the second half of the 19th century. The first part of this article is retrospective to the introduction of catechism classes as a form of catechesis for church youth in the Estonian Orthodox congregations in Riga Eparchy until 1917. The second part of the article explores the development of catechism teaching in the EAOC congregations and the discussion concerning the catechism and youth work in church periodicals in 1918–1933. The third part deals with the EAOC catechism teaching practice, including the development of youth work during the silent era in 1934–1940.
Käesoleva artikli eesmärgiks on käsitleda leeripraktika väljakujunemist ja arengut Eesti õigeusu kirikus enne II maailmasõda, täpsemalt a-il 1866-1940. 1 Vaatluse alla võetakse leeriõpetuse andmine ehk katehhees kui toimiv õigeusu praktika. Leeripraktikat võib käsitleda kirikunoorte kasvatustööna kogudustes, kuid laiemalt ka kogukondlikkuse vormina, millel inglise keeles leidub mitu vastet (ingl conciliarity, synodality, sobornost) ning millena mõistetakse kollektiivset usulist identiteeti, mis koosneb ühistest väärtustest, huvidest ja kultuurist. Lisaks katehheesile vaadeldakse lühidalt ka kogudustes anglikaani kiriku eeskujul alustanud pühapäevakoolide tööd 1920ndail ning Eesti Apostliku Õigeusu Kiriku (EAÕK) Noorsootöökeskuse ja noorteringide kujunemist 1930ndail.
1918, the difficult years of Soviet and German occupation, perestroika, Estonia’s re-independence in 1991. In short – 120 years, 5 regimes, including almost 52 years under the yoke of foreign power. During these years, there have been different periods in the life of the congregation, sometimes more difficult, sometimes easier. However, despite all the losses, trials and tribulations, the congregation survived and the continuity and development of its life has continued uninterrupted for 120 years. It is a great miracle of God that the house of the Lord built for Estonians in 1904 on the initiative of the clergy of the time of national awakening has survived, grown and renewed. The 120-year story of this church is a living example of the cultural and spiritual history of the Estonian people. The Church of the Transfiguration of Pärnu became a catholicon 66 years ago, the bishop’s cathedral of Pärnu and Saaremaa 15 years ago. This tells us about the importance of the sanctuary in the history of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. May this holy temple be and remain for many decades, may all those who seek it find comfort, purpose in life, God’s grace and protection here!
Published in a Magazine "Metropolia"
Year of publication 2021, 94, pp. 7-8
URL: www.eoc.ee/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Metropoolia_94.pdf
asked to be the bishop of Estonia. He was ordained as a bishop
in the end of 1918, bearing the title of auxiliary Bishop of Tallinn
and locum tenens of the See of Riga. As an archpastor, he tirelessly
served the Church, consoled the faithful and protected the interest
of the Orthodox during the difficult years of war, German occupation
and Bolshevist aggression. Father Andrei stressed many
aspects of the Bishop's work, not previously known to the public.
(1840s-1945)" organized by Faculty of Theology of the University of Tartu (November 6-8, 2015)
Soviet religious policies vis-a-vis the Orthodox Church of occupied Estonia: on one hand, the dozens of orthodox congregations at the local level were forcibly liquidated and the number of clerics decreased rapidly; on the other
hand, the patriotic and ecumenical activities of the administration of the Estonian Eparchy increased dramatically and achieved its "golden era" during the tenure of its new bishop of Tallinn, Aleksii Ridiger (the future patriarch
Aleksii II of Moscow). This study describes in detail the gradual increase in the interference of Soviet propaganda with the ecumenical and patriotic activity of the Estonian Eparchy from 1959. In the course of subsequent restrictions and the persecution of religion under Khrushchev, the Estonian
Diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate was integrated into the larger scheme of Soviet peace propaganda and ecumenical cooperation. This took the form mainly of the joint reception of foreign church delegations which coincided with the tenure of Bishop Aleksii, who played a big role in the Moscow hierarchy as well as in the external affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church. Visits of Church delegations in Tallinn and Kuremae monastery became a kind of "show piece" of religious freedom and played their part in Soviet peace propaganda. In conclusion, the rise and ebb of the patriotic and
ecumenical activity of the Orthodox diocese in occupied Estonia were influenced by the changes, which took place among the USSR's highest authorities in the religious policies level and by the transition from Stalinist totalitarian dictatorship toward Nikita Khrushchev's more oligarchical system.
Have look at the link below:
https://www.lukusali.fi/index.html?p=Suomen%20ortodoksinen%20kirkko&i=30ef5db6-44a2-11ed-84ed-00155d64030a
https://www.lukusali.fi/index.html?p=Ortodoksiviesti&i=3b8c35fe-5cba-11eb-82a8-00155d64030a
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Unpublished conference presentation (14th January 2023 in Tallinn)