COOPERATION OF THE KEMEROVO AND NOVOKUZNETSK EPARCHY WITHSTATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF THE KEMEROVO REGION IN 1993 – THE EARLY 2000S

Abstract

The paper is devoted to features of relationship between the Kemerovo eparchy and the state and local authorities of the Kemerovo region during the Post-Soviet period. The cooperation of the church and civil authorities during the specified period is proved to have been mutually advantageous. The full support of the Eparchy by the Kuzbass authorities is proved to have been one of the main conditions of its development, defining its specifics.

Keywords

• kemerovo and novokuznetsk eparchy
• administration of the kemerovo region
• state and church relations