Pension Provision for Muslim Clergy in Asian Part of Russian Empire (19th — Early 20th Century)
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-9-449-463
Abstract
The issue of granting pension benefits to Muslim clergy and their families in the Russian Empire is considered, as well as the characteristics of state-confessional policy in Russia both in the historical past and at the present stage. The aim of this study was to identify similarities and differences in the pension provision of Orthodox and Muslim clergy. Attention is paid to the socio-cultural status and material situation of clerics in border regions and national autonomies of the Asian part of Russia. Previously unstudied materials from the archives of the Russian State Historical Archive, the Russian State Historical Archive of the Far East, and the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan are introduced into circulation. The novelty of the study lies in both the topic itself and the previously unexplored source base. Comparative, comparative-historical, and analytical research methods contributed to the realization of the research plan. The results obtained in the process of analyzing documents testify to a balanced approach and tolerant attitude towards clerics — representatives of “recognized” religions in the Russian Empire. The conclusion is formulated that the size of the pension depends on the length of service, but not on the religious affiliation of the clergy.
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared with the support of the Russian Science Foundation grant “The Influence of Imperial Policy of Acculturation and Soviet Model of StateConfessional Relations on the Situation of Religious Communities in Border Regions and National Autonomies of Asian Russia” (project number 23-18-00117).
About the Author
T. G. Nedzelyuk
Altai State University;
Siberian Institute of Management — a Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration;
Ural Branch of the RussianAcademy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana G. Nedzelyuk - Doctor of History, Senior Researcher, Department of Russian Regional Studies,
National and State-Confessional Relations, Barnaul;
Professor, Department of Theory and History of State and Law Siberian Institute of Management, Novosibirsk;
Senior Researcher, Tobolsk Complex Scientific Station, Tobolsk
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Nedzelyuk T.G. Pension Provision for Muslim Clergy in Asian Part of Russian Empire (19th — Early 20th Century). Nauchnyi dialog. 2023;12(9):449-463. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-9-449-463
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