title: Sacred New Building: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Reval and the Spread of Orthodoxy in the Governorate of Estonia at the End of the 19th — Beginning of the 20th Century
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metadata.value: Dmitrieva, N. V.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2023-01-13T14:21:57Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2023-01-13T14:21:57Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2022-12
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Dmitrieva N. V. ‘Sacred New Building: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Reval and the Spread of Orthodoxy in the Governorate of Estonia at the End of the 19th — Beginning of the 20th Century’, Modern History of Russia, 2022, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 906–924. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu24.2022.406 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu24.2022.406
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38842
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article analyzes the formation of the imperial policy to spread Orthodox Christianity using the
  example of the construction of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Revel in the Governorate of Estonia. Late 19th —
  early 20th century was marked by significant changes in the governance of the region, not only in the administrative
  and legal sphere, but also in the religious one. Estonia administration viewed strengthening the presence
  of the Orthodox Church through the mass construction of churches and the symbolic development of space as
  one of the most effective means of integrating the province and the empire. The construction of the Alexander
  Nevsky Cathedral in Reval was associated with significant historical events, including the 200th anniversary since
  Estonia became a part of Russian Empire. It determined its central role in the representation of the empire on the
  outskirts. At the same time, the prevalence of the Lutheran population in the province, as well as the economic
  dominance of the German nobility, caused difficulties with the construction process. The search for funds and the
  choice of a place for the Cathedral were the main reasons why the implementation of such a large-scale project
  took so long. Cathedral was designed to visually emphasize that the region was a part of the Russian Empire. The
  analysis of the preparatory work, using unpublished office materials from various departments, made it possible
  to identify contradictions between central and local authorities on this issue, as well as to understand the mechanisms
  of their interaction within the framework of existing practices. The materials of personal and official correspondence
  of key political and religious actors involved show different understanding of the goals and means
  how to spread Orthodox Christianity in the region at the turn of the 19th — 20th century.
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metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: The research was prepared with the support of the Russian Science Foundation (RSF), project no. 22-28-
  01912 “The Empire’s ‘soft power’: Non-conflict forms and practices of integration of Russia’s western regions in
  1881–1904”.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Modern History of Russia;Volume 12; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Governorate of Estonia
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Estonia
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Orthodox Christianity
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Reval
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Tallinn
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: religious policy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Russian Empire
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Sacred New Building: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Reval and the Spread of Orthodoxy in the Governorate of Estonia at the End of the 19th — Beginning of the 20th Century
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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