Turn Of 19th-20th Centuries Research Articles

Religious search in Russian philosophical thought at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries as a prerequisite to the formation of atheistic ideology

In his paper author examines place and role of religion-motivated purports and values in Russian thought at turn of 19th-20th centuries as a prerequisite to formation of atheistic ideology of Soviet Union. It is author's belief that formation of atheistic ideology in USSR has to be looked into in context of period that historically preceded creation of state in order to better understand spiritual background of Russia when it entered into Soviet stage of its history. After all, people who were engaged in revolution and started building Soviet state matured in second half of 19th century. The author examines formation of USSR, which process, partially artificial and partially natural, resulted in development of a cultural tradition (the thinking in this case is underpinned by research conducted by J. Assman, P. Berger, T. Luckmann and M. Eliade), which would meet needs of different peoples, and understanding of what the Russian culture and Russian man should be like. We suggest viewing that cultural tradition, implemented in Soviet practice, as a new articulation of the Russian idea, which is one of theoretical views substantiated in this paper. A typical instrument for introduction of that cultural tradition was atheistic ideology, which formation prerequisites we discover in religious search of Russian intelligentsia at turn of 19th-20th centuries. However, it comprised secularized ideas of chosen nation and its special mission, which formed core of Soviet ideological narrative.

Конфессиональная принадлежность и социально-культурный облик сотрудников Омских главных железнодорожных мастерских на рубеже XIX—XX веков

The relevance of the study is determined by insufficient exploration of the problem of religious affiliation of the employees of West Siberia railway transport enterprises at the turn of 19th-20th centuries. Attention is paid to the fact that religious affiliation is a significant social and cultural characteristics, not only of the individual, but also of social and professional communities. The novelty of the study lies in attracting and analyzing the data contained in the departmental office learned of the little-known archival documents. Their analysis allows to reconstruct the religious component of the socio-cultural image and the spiritual world of the workers of large enterprises of industrial type operating on the Siberian railroad at the turn of 19th-20th centuries. According to the authors, within the labour collective of Omsk main railway workshops there was a general increase in the number of employees belonging to different religious denominations. It is proved that religious affiliation was an important factor influencing socio-cultural image of workers and employees of the largest industrial enterprises of the Siberian railway and Omsk - the main railway workshops. The data are revealed that the professional structure of the enterprise included mostly the representatives of the Christian Orthodox denomination. The authors show that religious values influenced the way of life, cultural level of development of the personality and his attitude to his production duties.

Хозяйственная деятельность населения Березовского уезда на рубеже XIX-XX вв.: традиции и новации

Хозяйственная деятельность населения Березовского уезда на рубеже XIX-XX вв.: традиции и новации