At the intersection of faith and politics: ecclesiastical demarches in the Russian Empire (1861-1862)

Abstract

In the article was investigated the specifics of demonstrative stage uprising in
the Russian Empire in 1863–1864, and the specific form of its manifestations
– church demarches. Characterized their main types and the complex of the
traits. Analysed these actions such as one of the elements of the culture of
political protest in the second half of the XIX..
Key words: ecclesiastical demarches, rising of the 1863=1864, Western Province, the Russian Empire