"The War Factor" in the History of the Late Protestantism in Ukrainian Lands Via the Policy of the Russian Autocracy

Authors

Roman Sitarchuk, Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical UniversityFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-0280-6844

Abstract

The article explores the impact of war on the movements of late Protestantism on the territory of Ukraine. The study is based on the three largest Protestant denominations in Ukraine: Baptists, Pentecostals, and Adventists. Due to the refusal of the Protestants to do military service and fight with weapons, the Russian autocracy suppressed and created difficult conditions for believers of the Protestant denominations on the territory of Ukraine. Before the First World War, the refusal of Protestants to engage gave the state an argument for why the Protestants were not reliable members of society. This study uses as a basis a number of documents, acts and state resolutions to complete a systematic and in-depth analysis of the actions of the authorities in relation to the Protestants living in Ukraine.

Recommended Citation

Sitarchuk, Roman (2023) ""The War Factor" in the History of the Late Protestantism in Ukrainian Lands Via the Policy of the Russian Autocracy," Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: Vol. 43 : Iss. 7 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/2693-2148.2460
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol43/iss7/5