Orthodox Church in Ukraine on a way to autocephaly: a historical sketch

• Main Author: Bashynskiy Serhiy Viktorovych
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2015-07-01
• Series: Studia Humanitatis
• Subjects: Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate; Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate; Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; autocephaly
• Online Access: http://st-hum.ru/en/node/246/

The article is devoted to the situation of historical development of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and the fight of the Ukrainian people for autocephaly of the Church. On the basis of historical information the article explains today's disunity of Ukrainian Orthodox Church, represents the role of society in the question of proclamation of Orthodox Church.