Images of Generals in the Civil Religion of Post-Soviet Russia: the History of Canonization and Features of Theological Discourse

The article is devoted to the problem of correlation of religious and secular practices of including historical figures in the pantheon of “civil religion”. Using the example of the stories of the relatively recent canonization of Prince Dmitry Donskoy (1988), naval commander F. F. Ushakov (2000), as well as the ongoing preparations for the canonization of general A. V. Suvorov, the authors identify the functional role of the religious institution of canonization in solving commemorative tasks. The identification of common features of the situations under consideration leads to the conclusion that the theological procedure of sainthood currently serves as an instrument of historical legitimization of the products of Soviet military discourse in modern Russian society, in connection with which the institution of canonization is again in demand, but with a different content.

Keywords

commemoration, civil religion, collective memory, religious discourse, Dmitry Donskoy, Fyodor Ushakov, Alexander Suvorov

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14.01.2024

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15.06.2024

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GOST	Anikin D., Bekliamishev V. Images of Generals in the Civil Religion of Post-Soviet Russia: the History of Canonization and Features of Theological Discourse // ISTORIYA – 2024. – V. 15. – Issue 4 (138) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840031109-8-1 (circulation date: 19.07.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840031109-8
MLA	Anikin, Daniil, Bekliamishev, Vladimir "Images of Generals in the Civil Religion of Post-Soviet Russia: the History of Canonization and Features of Theological Discourse." ISTORIYA 15.4 (138) (2024) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840031109-8
APA	Anikin D., Bekliamishev V. (2024). Images of Generals in the Civil Religion of Post-Soviet Russia: the History of Canonization and Features of Theological Discourse. ISTORIYA 15(4 (138)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840031109-8

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