Comparative historical analysis of the state of monastery compounds of the krasnodar region, founded in the XIX and XX centuries

Abstract

The monasteries that were built during pre-Soviet times were the most important centers of Russia spiritual life. The Krasnodar Krai, whose territory during the Russian Empire had been called the Black Sea Region, and then received the status of an administrative-territorial unit and was called the Black Sea Governorate, developed by the Cossacks, who needed churches and monastic cloisters. For Russia, the Soviet period became a time when religion ceased to occupy an important place in the lives of most people, that inhabiting the country. Krasnodar monastic cloisters were closed, their property was confiscated for the needs of the Soviet state. In the post-Soviet era, closed monasteries were given the opportunity to revive and begin their ecclesiastical work again. In addition, new monastic cloisters began to be created in the Krasnodar Territory. This article provides a comparative-historical analysis of the Krasnodar Territory monasteries’ condition, which were founded in pre-Soviet and post-Soviet times.