An evaluation of the value of the Local Council of 1917–1918 from a historical perspective and in the memories of contemporaries

Abstract

The article explores the influence of the acts of the Local Council of the Orthodox Russian Church of 1917-1918 on Church life. The significance of important historical events is understood better as they move farther back in time - this pattern is also true for the acts of the Council. The A. of the publication evaluates the most important decisions of the Council, taking into account the memories of its participants. The A. offers to the public and scientific community the diaries of Metropolitan Arsenius (Stadnitsky), a comrade of the chairman of the Council and one of the three candidates for the patriarchal seat. A comparison is also made between the Local Council of 1917-1918 and the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church.