Mchedlova E.M. Orthodox values in the culture of the residents of the Russian regions. Kavkaz-forum. 2022. No. 12 (19). Pp. 107-116. DOI 10.46698 ...

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Abstract

The article presents the results of a sociological study on topical issues of the socio-political and socio-cultural situation in the country. The study was carried out by the Center for the Sociology of Religion and Sociocultural Processes of the Institute for Socio-Political Research of the Federal Research Sociological Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences during the pandemic period (2019-2021) - in Moscow, Belgorod Region and Mordovia, and in 2022 - in Moscow, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk Regions and Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Issues were considered relating, in particular, to the assessment of the socio-political and socio-cultural situation (as leaving much to be desired), the possibilities for applying moral, ethical and civil law norms, self-identification of the Russian population, including believers (mainly as Orthodox), the degree of intensity and motivation for the participation of the population in religious practices, attitudes towards existing religious traditions, as well as the activities of religious organizations, and some others. Religion acts as a custodian of identity and cultural traditions, the heritage of the peoples inhabiting various regions of Russia. Self-identification showed the priority direction of the worldview - Orthodox. Evidence of the preservation of traditional religious values, which have turned into national moral values, has been obtained. The confessional coloring of any political events that have public resonances in Russia caused a crisis in the traditional political and civil forms of solidarity and participation, but preserved almost unchanged the historical and cultural traditions that have dominated the regions since ancient times. This crisis has affected the nature of human relationships, including personal, family, religious, social. In such conditions, the peoples inhabiting Russia are trying to protect their civil and cultural identity. The peacekeeping activity of the church helps to settle the urgent conflicts (in particular, in Ukraine). The activity of religious actors leads to the consolidation and spiritual unity of peoples and becomes a guarantee of national security.