Legal Regulation of State-Religious Relations in Russia: a Historiographical Survey
( Pp. 48-52)
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Yury V. Zudov
Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Associate Professor, Department of State and Law History
Kutafin Moscow State Law University
Moscow, Russian Federation
Kutafin Moscow State Law University
Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract:
Annotation: The purpose of the research. In this article the author studies the contemporary Russian historiography, including scholarly works in the fields of law, history, and other humanities, which deal with the subject of legal regulation of stat-church relations. Different models of state-religious relations are examined in the legal-historical perspective. There is also the analysis of different approaches to the subject of legal regulation of state-religious relations, used by historians and specialists in law. Results. The Russian scholarly literature on the subject of legal regulation of state-church relations is rather diverse, with a clear predominance of historical books, yet there are few examples of legal research. Most important works address the issue of state-church relations in the Soviet period. Besides, it is necessary to mention that new significant studies have been published recently, in which the authors not just present the unknown archival documents, but also analyze them though the scope of other available sources, including the memories, personal interviews, and so on.
How to Cite:
Zudov Yu.V. Legal Regulation of State-Religious Relations in Russia: a Historiographical Survey // Gaps in Russian Legislation. 2025. Vol. 18. No 2. Pp. 48-52. (in Rus.). DOI: 10.33693/2541-8025-2025-18-2-48-52. EDN: ECZVOO
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Babinov Yu.A. (1993). State — Church Relations in Russia: Historical and Methodological Analysis. Dis. ... of Dr. Sci. (Philos.). 09.00.10. Moscow. 291 p.
Mitrokhin N. The "Archival Condition": a Few Words on the Challenge of Studying Religious Life in the USSR. Gosudarstvo, religiya, tserkov` v Rossii i za rubeshom. 2012. № 3–4 (30). (in Rus.). URL: https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/bolezn-pod-nazvaniem-fond-upolnomochennogo-ili-neskolko-stranits-ob-aktualnyh-problemah-izucheniya-religioznosti-v-sssr. (date of access: 18.03.2025).
Mitrokhin N. Bolezn pod nazvaniem Fond upolnomochennogo ili neskol ko stranits ob aktual nykh problemakh izucheniya religioznosti v SSSR // Gosudarstvo, religiya, tserkov v Rossii i za rubezhom. 2012. № 3 4 (30). URL: https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/bolezn-pod-nazvaniem-fond-upolnomochennogo-ili-neskolko- stranits-ob-aktualnyh- problemah-izucheniya- religioznosti-v-sssr (data obrashcheniya: 18.03.2025).
Keywords:
state-religious relations, legal regulation, historiography, history of law and state in Russia.
