№4-2022-06
DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2022-06-04-62-68
Koronevskii V.I.
THE REACTION OF THE RUSSIAN RIGHT PRESS TO THE TRANSFER OF THE RELICS OF ST. EUPHROSYNE OF POLOTSK FROM KYIV TO POLOTSK IN 1910
The article is devoted to the understanding by Russian right-wing publicists of the significance of the ceremony of transferring the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk from Kyiv to Polotsk. Materials published on the pages of such periodicals as «Moskovskiye Vedomosti», «Russkoye Znamya», «Russkiy Styag», «Okrainy Rossii», «Russkaya Zemlya», «Russkaya Pravda», etc. were used. Conservative publicists paid great attention to the celebration and, as a rule, tried to see in it one of the signs of the coming «revival» of Russia in the form in which they wanted to see it. It was assumed that the transfer of the relics of the venerable princess would contribute to the “awakening” of the Russian people, strengthening the positions of the Orthodox faith, devotion to which, in their opinion, is inherent in the soul of a Russian person by nature. The ceremony was also seen as a pledge of solving problems that were relevant for the beginning of the 20th century problems. The mood of right-wing publicists was characterized by extreme optimism. The challenges of modernity, which included the growth of Polish influence, the spread of Catholicism and the general decline in the level of religiosity of part of Russian society, as expected, would certainly be answered properly by uniting the united Orthodox Russian people. Transfer of the relics of St. Euphrosyne in Polotsk was considered one of the symbols of the future triumph.
Keywords: Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Polotsk, commemoration, periodicals, journalism, Orthodoxy, nationalism, conservatism
St. Petersburg State University (Russia)
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