Patriarchal Council. Why was the Patriarchal Council for Culture established? It is important that the abbots of temples and monasteries master the topic, understand well the importance of preserving cultural heritage, interact fearlessly, openly and benevolently with representatives of the
The Patriarchal Council for Culture, created by the decision of the Holy Synod last week, is called upon to help the Church and museum workers together solve the problem of returning church property and prevent culture from turning into a destructive anti-culture. Metropolitan Volokolamsky, a permanent member of the Holy Synod, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, told RIA Novosti why exactly today and why the council was created Hilarion.
– Your Eminence, what caused the decision of the Holy Synod to establish the Patriarchal Council for Culture? How is it related to the dispute about the return to the Church of those values that are kept in museums?
– I consider the decision to establish the Patriarchal Council for Culture to be very wise and timely. After all, the question of the relationship between the Church and culture today is very acute.
Many of us remember the time when a blank wall was erected between the Church and culture, when people were taught that culture and art serve progress, and the Church is a cesspool for losers and old women "seeking solace in religion."
Today, we seem to be far enough away from that. But the wall has not yet been completely destroyed, the relapses of the old disease from time to time make themselves felt, and that muddy ideology on which the opposition between the Church and culture Soviet time, has not yet been exhausted.
Today, some are asking the question: will the Church be able to preserve those cultural values, those ancient icons and church utensils that are kept in museums?
I will answer with a question: why not? Didn't the Church create these values? Hasn't she been their careful guardian for centuries? Were they not created for her, but for museums and repositories?
The temple should be a temple, not a museum. The icon's place is not in a museum, but in a functioning church. The place of the Eucharistic chalice or diskos is on the throne, and not on a stand under glass.
This does not mean that ancient temples, which are architectural monuments, cannot simultaneously serve as museums, and that icons, being in a temple-museum, cannot be protected.
The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is located in the church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, but the St. Nicholas Church itself is part of the museum complex of the Tretyakov Gallery, and the icon is under round-the-clock supervision by specialists. So there are positive examples of interaction between the Church and museum workers. But there should be many more such examples.
It is important that the Church and museum workers work together to solve the problem of preserving church property. Exchange open letters and mutual accusations is unlikely to contribute to an effective solution to this problem. A more constructive approach would be expressed in a direct dialogue between the Church and museum workers. Such a dialogue can be carried out within the framework of the Patriarchal Council for Culture.
– Obviously, the theme of the relationship between religion and culture is not limited to the issue of church values. In what other directions will the council work?
- It is by no means exhausted. Today, a wide field is opening up for interaction between the Church and musicians, painters, writers, poets, architects, actors and directors. The world of culture and art is open to the Church and seeks her attention and participation. Direct dialogue with representatives of this world, the opportunity for them to communicate with the patriarch, discuss joint projects with him - all this will become a reality within the framework of the Patriarchal Council for Culture.
It seems to me that within the framework of the Patriarchal Council for Culture there will be several independent areas, and a fairly wide range of topics will be discussed. In particular, the topic of restoration of monuments of church architecture, as well as icons and works of applied art, will apparently take a significant place on the agenda of the newly created council.
The Council will be able to pay attention to such areas of culture as literature and poetry, painting and applied arts, architecture (cult and secular), cinema and television. Each of these areas has its own problems, and everywhere the involvement of the Church can bring tangible benefits.
One of the very important directions seems to me the participation of the Church in the musical life of the countries of the post-Soviet space. From one-time joint events, such as festivals or individual concerts, we must move to the systematic planning of such events. The Church should promote the popularization of those musical works that carry a positive spiritual and moral charge, paying special attention to the national musical tradition, and support the work of young composers and performers.
In addition to spiritual culture, the council will pay attention to physical culture.
One of the council's activities will obviously be cooperation between the Church and the world of sports. Such cooperation is of particular relevance today.
- Until now, there were no “Patriarchal Councils” in the Russian Church. Why did the primate lead this new structure? And how will the composition of the cultural council be formed?
– It is quite logical that the council will be headed by a patriarch, since any other level today would not correspond to the scale of the tasks facing the Church in her dialogue with the world of culture.
The composition of the council will be approved at the next meeting of the Holy Synod. Obviously, the council will include representatives of creative professions, as well as those church leaders who are in one way or another connected with the world of culture.
Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), a film director by his first education, was appointed secretary of the council.
– What would you say to those who suspect that the Church, by creating the Patriarchal Council for Culture, seeks to take culture under control, to perform the functions of a censor or an ideologue?
“It's not about control or censorship. We are talking about constructive interaction between the Church and those representatives of the world of culture who themselves wish it.
The Church never imposes anything on anyone - the Church only offers her participation and help to those who want it.
The Church has no "ideology" of its own, except for the fact that it is called upon to save people, to make their life better, purer and brighter. And this is impossible without a strong spiritual and moral core.
Culture is not neutral spiritually and morally. It can carry both a positive and a negative moral charge, it can act constructively, or it can destroy. If the Church does not take part in the development of the cultural life of the country, the culture runs the risk of turning into an anti-culture, as happened many times in the past.
We must avoid the mistakes of the past and finally destroy the wall between the Church and culture that was created in the Soviet era.
At the same time, we must create a model of relations between the Church and culture that would in no way hamper the development of culture, but, on the contrary, would create additional potential for its comprehensive development and prosperity.
Interviewed by Olga Lipich
Date of creation: March 5, 2010 Description:The Patriarchal Council for Culture chaired by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' by the decision of the Holy Synod of Russia Orthodox Church March 5, 2010 ().
The competence of the Patriarchal Council includes issues of dialogue and interaction with state cultural institutions, creative unions, public associations of citizens working in the field of culture, as well as other similar organizations in the countries of the canonical space of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Regulations on the Patriarchal Council for Culture by the decision of the Holy Synod of May 31, 2010 (). Also, by the decision of the Synod of May 31, 2010, it was formed under the Patriarchal Council (magazine No. 47).
With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, in 2011 the head of the European Institute for Democracy and Cooperation N.A. Narochnitskaya and director of the State Bolshoi Theater G.P. Ansimov.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 15, 2012 (), the Patriarchal Council for Culture is included among the synodal institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of July 15, 2016 (), the Patriarchal Council for Culture was reorganized into the religious organization "Patriarchal Council for Culture" (with the status of a synodal department), the charter of the organization was approved; Appointed Chairman of the Council (previously Executive Secretary of the Council; since 2018 Metropolitan of Pskov and Porkhov).
Composition of the Patriarchal Council for Culture
1. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', presiding
2. Metropolitan Yuvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna, Deputy Chairman
3. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
4. Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchinsky and Bratslav
5. Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov and Porkhov, Chairman of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, Executive Secretary of the meeting
6. Archbishop Mark of Berlin-Germany, First Deputy Chairman of the ROCOR Synod of Bishops
7. Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk and Bykhov
8. Archpriest Leonid Kalinin, Rector of the Church of the Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome, Moscow, Chairman Expert Council in Church Art, Architecture and Restoration, Ancient Keeper of the Moscow City Diocese
9. Burlyaev Nikolai Petrovich, People's Artist of Russia, theater and film actor, film director, President of the Golden Knight International Film Forum of Slavic and Orthodox Peoples
10. Aleksey Nikolaevich Varlamov, writer, publicist, historian of Russian literature, Chief Editor journal "Literary Studies", rector of the Literary Institute. A.M. Gorky
11. Vyazemsky Yury Pavlovich, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, writer, philosopher, TV presenter, Ph.D.
12. Gagarina Elena Yuryevna, art critic, general director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve "Moscow Kremlin"
13. Viktor Gavrilovich Zakharchenko, People's Artist of Russia and Ukraine, folk song researcher and choir conductor, artistic director and general director of the Kuban Cossack Choir
14. Ilkaev Radiy Ivanovich, physicist, member Russian Academy Sci., Scientific Supervisor of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics
15. Sergey Pavlovich Karpov, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor and President of the Faculty of History of Moscow State University
16. Yury Mikhailovich Kublanovskiy, poet, publicist, member of the Union of Russian Writers
17. Legoyda Vladimir Romanovich, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media, journalist, teacher, candidate of political sciences, professor at the Department of International Journalism and the Department of World Literature and Culture, MGIMO (U) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
18. Liepa Andris Marisovich, People's Artist of Russia, ballet soloist, theater director, producer
19. Lupan Viktor Nikolaevich, journalist, writer, publisher, documentary filmmaker, head of the editorial board of the newspaper "Russian Thought"
20. Mazurov Alexey Borisovich, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Rector of the Moscow State Regional Social and Humanitarian Institute
21. Narochnitskaya Natalia Alekseevna, politician, doctor of historical sciences, head of the European Institute for Democracy and Cooperation (Paris), chairman of the Historical Perspective Foundation
22. Nesterenko Vasily Igorevich, People's Artist of Russia, member of the Russian Academy of Arts
23. Alexey Puzakov, Honored Artist of Russia, conductor of the Moscow Synodal Choir, member of the board of the Russian Orthodox Choral Society
24. Lyubov Timofeevna Rakhmanina, head of the Helsinki National Ballet School
25. Rybnikov Alexey Lvovich, People's Artist of Russia, composer
26. Sokolov Alexander Sergeevich, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, musicologist, teacher, Doctor of Arts, professor and rector of the Moscow State Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of the Conservatories of the CIS Member States
27. Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov, People's Artist of the USSR, violinist, teacher, artistic director and chief conductor of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia and the Moscow Virtuosos State Chamber Orchestra, President of the Moscow International House of Music
28. Tolochko Petr Petrovich, member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, director of the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, chairman of the Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, member of the Presidium of the International public organization"World Russian People's Cathedral"
29. Tukhmanov David Fedorovich, People's Artist of Russia, composer
30. Khotinenko Vladimir Ivanovich, People's Artist of Russia, film director, actor, screenwriter, teacher, professor of directing department of the All-Russian state university cinematography them. S.A. Gerasimov
31. Sergei Alexandrovich Shargunov, writer, journalist, public figure, radio and TV presenter, editor-in-chief of the Free Press website
32. Shvidkovsky Dmitry Olegovich, Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation, architectural historian, Doctor of Art History, Professor and Rector of the Moscow Architectural Institute, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Arts
33. Shumakov Sergey Leonidovich, film and television producer, film critic, director, teacher, candidate of art history, director and editor-in-chief of the television channel "Culture"
34. Yampolskaya Elena Alexandrovna, journalist, writer, theater critic, chief editor of the newspaper "Culture"
Honorary Members of the Patriarchal Council for Culture
35. Dobronravov Nikolai Nikolaevich, songwriter, laureate of the USSR State Prize
36. Kalyagin Alexander Alexandrovich, People's Artist of the RSFSR, theater and film actor, director, chairman of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation, member of the Public Chamber of Russia
37. Kovalchuk Andrei Nikolaevich, People's Artist of Russia, sculptor, Chairman of the Board of the Union of Artists of Russia, member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts
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The Patriarchal Council for Culture, chaired by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', was formed by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on March 5, 2010 (Journal No. 7).
The competence of the Patriarchal Council includes issues of dialogue and interaction with state cultural institutions, creative unions, public associations of citizens working in the field of culture, as well as with sports and other similar organizations in the countries of the canonical space of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The regulation on the Patriarchal Council for Culture was approved by the decision of the Holy Synod of May 31, 2010 (magazine No. 46). Also, by the decision of the Synod of May 31, 2010, the Commission for Interaction of the Russian Orthodox Church with the museum community was formed under the Patriarchal Council (magazine No. 47).
The Holy Synod by decision of July 26, 2010 (journal No. 77) approved the composition of the Patriarchal Council for Culture.
With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, in 2011 the head of the European Institute for Democracy and Cooperation N.A. Narochnitskaya and director of the State Bolshoi Theater G.P. Ansimov.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 15, 2012 (Journal No. 3), the Patriarchal Council for Culture was included among the synodal institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of July 15, 2016. (Journal No. 57) The Patriarchal Council for Culture was reorganized into the religious organization "Patriarchal Council for Culture" (with the status of a synodal department), the charter of the organization was approved; Bishop Tikhon of Yegorievsk (previously Executive Secretary of the Council) was appointed Chairman of the Council.
management
Chairman: Patriarch Kirill, Deputy Chairman: Met. Yuvenaly (Poyarkov). Responsible Secretary: Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov).
members
- Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk (since 2010)
- Metropolitan of Tulchinsky and Bratslav Jonathan (since 2010)
- Archbishop of Berlin-Germany and Great Britain Mark (since 2010)
- Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk and Bykhov (since 2010)
- Archpriest Leonid Kalinin (since 2010)
- Burlyaev Nikolay Petrovich (since 2010)
- Varlamov Alexey Nikolaevich
- Vyazemsky Yuri Pavlovich (since 2010)
- Gagarina Elena Yurievna (since 2010)
- Dobronravov Nikolai Nikolaevich
- Zakharchenko Viktor Gavrilovich
- Ilkaev Radiy Ivanovich (since 2010)
- Kalyagin Alexander Alexandrovich
- Karpov Sergey Pavlovich
- Kinchev Konstantin Evgenievich (since 2010)
- Kublanovskiy Yuri Mikhailovich (since 2010)
- Vladimir Legoyda (since 2010)
- Liepa Andris Marisovich (since 2010)
- Lupan Viktor Nikolaevich (since 2010)
- Mazurov Alexey Borisovich (since 2010)
- Natalia Narochnitskaya (since 2011)
- Nesterenko Vasily Igorevich (since 2010)
- Pakhmutova Alexandra Nikolaevna (since 2010)
- Puzakov Alexey Alexandrovich (since 2010)
- Rakhmanina Lyubov Timofeevna (since 2010)
- Rybnikov Alexey Lvovich (since 2010)
- Sokolov Alexander Sergeevich (since 2010)
- Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich (since 2010)
- Tolochko Petr Petrovich (since 2010)
- Tukhmanov David Fedorovich (since 2010)
- Fedoseev Vladimir Ivanovich (since 2010)
- Khorkina Svetlana Vasilievna (since 2010)
- Khotinenko Vladimir Ivanovich (since 2010)
- Shvidkovsky Dmitry Olegovich
- Shargunov Sergey Alexandrovich
- Shumakov Sergey Leonidovich
- Yampolskaya Elena Alexandrovna
- Bokov Andrey Vladimirovich
- Ganichev Valery Nikolaevich
- Glazunov Ilya Sergeevich
- Kovalchuk Andrey Nikolaevich
- Kudryavtsev Alexander Petrovich
- Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeevich
- Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich
- Shilov Alexander Maksovich
Until 2015, Fr. Vsevolod Chaplin, Fr. Nikolai Sokolov, Sergei Bezrukov, Alexei Nemov, Alexei Petrenko, Alexander Povetkin, Vladislav Tretiak.
ecumenical activity
The Patriarchal Council is involved in cultural ecumenism.
With the Catholics, “we are united by our common Christian civilization. Therefore, the true path of our common service and the most fruitful cooperation is the humanitarian sphere. The basic Christian values of culture, family, relationship to man as the image of God, moral values are our common heritage. All of this is being reviewed modern world. It is our common task to prevent not only the disappearance, but also the distortion of Christian values, morality and culture. Together we must preserve a Christian Europe... The Patriarchal Council for Culture has been interacting with the Pontifical Council for Culture for several years precisely on the issues I spoke about. And here we have really serious prospects. If in many fundamental theological issues - it just so happened - we are far from unity, then in upholding common Christian moral values, I am deeply convinced that we not only can, but must act together.
sources
- Patriarchal Council for Culture // Patriarchy.ru. - 2016. - June. – Date of access: 11/28/2016
- Composition of the Patriarchal Council for Culture // Patriarchy.ru. - 2010. - July 26. – Date of access: 11/28/2016
On March 9, 2016, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', an expanded meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture was held, dedicated to the establishment of the Society of Russian Literature.
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, prominent figures of culture and art, philologists, linguists, specialists in the field of teaching the Russian language and literature, among which was Larisa Alexandrovna Tropkina, director of Lyceum No. 5 named after. Yu. A. Gagarina, head of the Volgograd branch of the Association of Teachers of the Russian Language and Literature.
Opening the meeting, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed the audience with an introductory speech, in which he announced the creation of the Society of Russian Literature and his decision to head this society.
“A few months ago, the President of our country, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, approached me with a proposal to create a Society of Russian Literature and subsequently head its work. I accepted this proposal precisely because we are talking about the humanitarian dimension of our life, personality, society, state, and the humanitarian dimension is part of the spiritual responsibility of the Church, - said, in particular, His Holiness. - Humanitarian side human life is included in what we call the pastoral care of the Church, and it is as a pastor who, along with so many, is responsible for the spiritual state of the people, I decided to lead this society. I won't talk about what it was. tough decision, taking into account the agenda of the Patriarch. And, nevertheless, I think that the Patriarch should also pay more attention to the topic just outlined, because it is about something very important, related to the life of our entire people and our entire society.”
Then His Holiness Patriarch Kirill delivered a report on the creation of the Society of Russian Literature.
During the meeting, reports were presented by:
- Verbitskaya L.A., President of the Russian Academy of Education, Doctor of Philology, Professor - “Russian language from M.V. Lomonosov to the present day";
- Zinin S.A., Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor, Chairman of the Federal Subject Commission on Literature in the Unified State Examination System - “Literary Education at School: Future Scenarios”;
- Fedorov A.V., candidate of philological sciences, teacher of the Russian language and literature of the highest category - "Cunningly interpreting freedom: the school literary canon and the problem of variability";
- Kazakova E.I., Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor, Director of the Institute of Pre-University Education, St. Petersburg State University - “Approaches to the formation of a subject program”;
- Prokhorov Yu.E., Doctor of Pedagogy, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature of Higher Education - “Quality training of teachers of Russian language and literature is the basis of the future cultural level of generations”;
- Uzhankov A.N., Doctor of Philology, Professor, Vice-Rector for Research of the Literary Institute named after A.N. A.M. Gorky - "The problem of textbooks, teaching aids for schools and universities”;
- Lubkov A.V., Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Advisor to the Rector of the Moscow Institute of Open Education - "Pedagogical staff training: current state, problems and assessments."
According to a number of meeting participants, some trends in modern Russian education have the consequence of limiting the most important role of the Russian language and literature in the upbringing of the younger generation and therefore must be rethought and corrected.
Discussing the possible principles of the activities of the Society of Russian Literature, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill noted: “If we talk about the methodology of our work, then, of course, we should think about holding some forums in order to have a direct and feedback with the people, to hear the voice of the people and to respond, among other things, to the questions, disappointments and hopes of the people. I think this is a very important way to exchange views.”
At the same time, according to His Holiness, in order to develop specific documents, it is desirable to create a “working group of specialists who are able to work with materials that are the subject of our concern with you professionally, so that we can receive texts that can then be discussed in a broader representation of the scientific and pedagogical community”.
The Primate of the Russian Church called for real steps to be taken in both directions in the near future: “These two directions are the social work of our organization and the transmission to large audiences, including our thoughts, ideas, our understanding of how to go on the way of implementing these decisions, and, on the other hand, the creation of a professional expert group capable of working with texts and preparing our recommendations accordingly.”
The meeting participants approved the creation of a professional expert group and the holding of forums for the preparation of decisions and documents and their further broad discussion.
In conclusion, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill thanked those present for their active participation in the work of the meeting.
According to the press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'
On March 27, 2013, in the Sergius Hall of the Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' chaired a meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture.
The Primate of the Russian Church addressed the audience with an opening speech:
“Your Eminences and Eminences! Dear participants of the meeting of the Patriarchal Council for Culture!
I would like to cordially greet you all. There is something to talk about, there are some thoughts, ideas, plans, and in order to implement them, we need a discussion, we need your comments, comments, after which some of these projects can be launched. Today we will talk with you about something important.
I would also like to say that our previous discussions concerning the spiritual and cultural crisis of modern man have not gone to waste. Sometimes it is argued that it is useless to talk about all this. In fact, the members of the Patriarchal Council for Culture are quite influential people, and I think that the appeal to the President of Russia on the need to develop a state strategy in the field of culture, education and upbringing, which we adopted last time and in which our common concern was expressed , had a certain meaning. It says: “The crisis of culture is one of the most dangerous crises for any society: it erodes the value base of the life of the nation, disorients the youth, deprives the people of the future. Growing social apathy, disbelief in positive change. At the same time, extremely radical moods are formed among a part of society, up to the readiness to crush everything “to the ground” again.
The cultural community of our country has shown and is showing a keen interest in the problems raised in the Appeal, and very many supported the document that we adopted. In the speeches of many representatives of culture, the same concern was voiced, which was clearly, succinctly, but convincingly formulated in our address. I would like to list those who formally joined our statement. This is, first of all, the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, the Public Chamber Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Arts, Writers' Union of Russia, Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, Union of Russian Museums, Golden Knight International Film Festival.
These organizations sent their appeals to the President with support for the main theses of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, and today we can state that all this was not done in vain. Together with our document, I handed over to the head of state all the documents that have just been listed; and I want to say that the proposals made in the Appeal were undoubtedly received and supported with understanding. For the first time, such a significant place was given to the problems of culture and spiritual life both in the Address of the President to the Federal Assembly and in the program speeches of the authorities.
“Our Sorrowful Labor” was not a voice crying in the wilderness, and it seems that the understanding of the significance of this concern, which you and I expressed at the last meeting, has become widespread. We can testify that following the results of the past year, there are concrete results of what has been done in the field of science, education, upbringing, museum work, cinema, theater, literature, book publishing and the media.
I would not want to exaggerate, of course, the significance of all that happened, but I regard it as a small but real step on the right path. It is necessary to draw the attention of the country's leadership, and representatives of civil society, and political parties, and all those who express their concern for the future of the country, the state of culture and overcoming the spiritual crisis, which is undoubtedly present in people's lives today, to the problems.
Over the past year, the Patriarchal Council for Culture has implemented a number of church and public projects, about which I would also like to briefly report to you.
First of all, we are talking about overcoming a certain crisis - artificial, in my opinion, but, nevertheless, widely represented in the media - in relations between the Church and the museum community. We remember how three years ago conflicts raged in the media related to the “preservation, restoration and use of objects cultural heritage owned or used by religious organizations of the Russian Orthodox Church”. This is how this topic was identified, and you all remember what passions boiled over this topic both in the media and on the Internet, including blogs, etc. It must be admitted that there were objective reasons for a certain concern, but today we can state that there are practically no conflicts of this kind in terms of tension.
An important step towards solving these complex issues was the creation of the Commission for the interaction of the Russian Orthodox Church with the museum community under the Patriarchal Council for Culture. As part of the work of this commission, I held a special meeting with cultural figures and representatives of the museum community. We agreed on a calm, open interaction - not for the sake of achieving the corporate interests of one side or the other, but for the spiritual benefit of our people. And not in order to record the victory of one or the other side, but so that both sides can contribute to the solution of the problems that are on the agenda.
The Patriarchal Council for Culture is constantly working to resolve conflict situations that arise from time to time. I would like to give some specific examples. So, quite recently, in the Snetogorsk monastery in the Pskov diocese, some tension arose between representatives of the Church and the museum community. A joint commission of the Patriarchal Council and the Ministry of Culture visited the site and took the necessary measures to solve this problem. The problem has been removed from the agenda, and I hope that both cultural and church programs related to the Snetogorsk Monastery will function in a peaceful and calm dialogue.
On May 3, 2012, an agreement was signed on cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation to join forces in the development of national culture, interaction in the protection of cultural heritage sites, and training of professional personnel.
Work continues on the creation of an important scientific manual for higher spiritual educational institutions, and practical guide for abbots of temples and monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning architectural monuments. The purpose of the manual is to help ensure the preservation of our cultural heritage and church values in the existing churches of the Russian Orthodox Church, which are architectural monuments. We hope that these materials, these books will be published this year and will be included in the educational process in theological academies and seminaries.
It is important that the abbots of temples and monasteries master the topic, understand well the importance of preserving cultural heritage, interact fearlessly, openly and benevolently with representatives of the museum community, and that this cooperation be bilateral.
Educational seminars are being held aimed at raising the level of knowledge of the diocesan clergy and laity responsible for the preservation of architectural monuments, icons and church utensils. Such seminars with the participation of leading restorers of Russia, representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation were held for students of theological schools.
A competition was held for the architectural and artistic execution of the monument to Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'. You know, of course, this dramatic story: when the 300th anniversary of the end of the Troubles was celebrated in 1913, a decision was made at the highest level that a monument to Patriarch Hermogenes be erected on Red Square - on the site where the mausoleum is now located. Subsequent events prevented the implementation of this project, and, unfortunately, even after the changes in our Fatherland, in the 1990s and early 2000s, it was not possible to resolve the issue of erecting this monument.
Last year, by the grace of God, we managed to reach full agreement with the leadership of the country, and with the Ministry of Culture, and with all those who expressed doubts about the advisability of erecting such a monument. I laid a stone in the Alexander Garden, not far from the Kremlin wall, for the simple reason that, as you understand, it is currently not possible to place this monument on the original site. But the place is also very worthy, and now, as I said, an open competition was held and the winning project was selected. We hope that on May 25, 2013, on the day of the 100th anniversary of the glorification of Patriarch Hermogenes, this monument can be opened.
A competition for the Patriarchal Prize in the field of cinematography for 2012 was held.
At the request of the Serbian Church and the Republic of Serbia, funds were raised to help the victims in Kosovo and Metohija, primarily for church architecture monuments under the auspices of UNESCO. Charity concerts of sacred music were held, 200,000 euros were raised. We collected as much as we could, but it is important that help was sent anyway.
As part of the Days of Russian Spiritual Culture in the United States and Germany, concert performances by church choirs were held in honor of the fifth anniversary of the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church. For the first time in the People's Republic of China, within the framework of the Beijing International Classical Music Festival, concerts of Russian sacred music were held, which were very warmly received by Chinese viewers and listeners.
In November 2012, with the participation of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, the traditional exhibition-forum "Orthodox Rus'" was held, timed to coincide with the Day of National Unity and dedicated to the theme "Church, power and people. Lessons of Overcoming Troubles. I must say that this exhibition was very warmly received by our public, it was visited by several tens of thousands of people. The exhibition was held at a very high artistic and technical level, using modern technologies, which is especially clear to the younger generation, which ABOUT Turns over electronic pages with more interest than printed ones. This is the era in which we live, and we must take this into account.
Now I would like to say a few words about the work plans of the Patriarchal Council for 2013 and for the coming years.
In 2013, we are celebrating a significant date in the history of our Fatherland - the 400th anniversary of the election of the first tsar from the Romanov family to the Russian throne. No matter how we treat one or another representative of the once ruling dynasty, we must remember the considerable contribution that the representatives of this crowned family made to the development of the Russian state.
Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov ascended the throne after the tragic trials that befell our Fatherland, Church and people. During the three centuries of the Romanov dynasty, Rus' has become a mighty power stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean.
I believe that it is the theme of historical memory that can become central for this anniversary year, and it is also planned to dedicate the already traditional exhibition-forum "Orthodox Rus'" in 2013 to this. The exposition will include outstanding works of painting, monumental and applied art from many museums of our country, unique archival documents and multimedia materials. With the participation of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, several films on this topic are already being shot.
Within the framework of the exhibition-forum, scientific seminars and conferences will be held, as well as a creative festival, the program of which will include drama performances, operas, films and art expositions.
As for the traditional bringing to Moscow on National Unity Day of an ancient shrine, I think that this year it could well be the miraculous Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, associated, as you know, with the blessing of the first sovereign from the Romanov dynasty on the kingdom.
I think it is also possible this year to change the format and scale of the exhibition-forum to an all-Russian one. In all the capitals of the federal districts, we hope, there will be regional exhibitions dedicated to the history of the development and development of the region, which will be related to the main theme presented at the Moscow exhibition.
Such exhibitions can later be presented in the CIS countries and far abroad - it is precisely the electronic format of the exposition that allows this to be done without much difficulty.
I hope that the events associated with the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty will arouse wide public interest in our national history, and will also help strengthen the cultural, spiritual and moral traditions of our people.
I instructed the Patriarchal Council for Culture to develop a program of events for the next five years - until 2017, and the topics of each year are designated as follows (maybe the wording will be amended):
- 2013 - “History of Russia. Romanov Dynasty";
- 2014 is the centenary of the start of the First World War; the topic could sound like this: “History of Russia. Forgotten greatness and a lost country”;
- 2015 - “History of Russia. From Rurik to Nicholas II” (very arbitrary, because there may be a theme of the economic, political and cultural development of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, associated with the name of Stolypin);
- in 2016 - events related to the revolution; one could say that the beginning of the 20th century was a time of upheavals for our country;
The year 1917 is, on the one hand, a huge tragedy, the collapse of the state, the beginning of a new, such a difficult history. But, on the other hand, speaking of this tragedy, we must somehow rush into the future. Not just to mourn and not just sprinkle ashes on your head, but to draw the necessary conclusions from historical experience for our modern life. Therefore, if in 2017 we simply talk about the horrors and tragedies of the revolution, this is not enough. There must be some positive, and I would suggest (again, I'm not talking about the exact wording) the following topic: “History of Russia. A country looking to the future. You can formulate it in different ways, but the general idea is that we are talking about tragedy, but we are talking about our future.
One of the great problems of modern life is that the lessons of history have been forgotten. For people who know history, this is simply a shocking fact. When you read what happened to the country on the eve of the revolution, when you draw parallels with our time, then after all, these are texts, plots, intrigues, provocations written as if they were carbon copies. Why are we so insensitive to lessons? All this, I think, could be discussed in 2017.
The presentation of the program "History of Russia: the spiritual connection of times and generations" will be offered today. Later, I will ask Father Tikhon to present this program, and we could discuss these, in my opinion, very interesting topics.
Thank you for your attention".
Then His Holiness the Patriarch presented high church awards:
in connection with the work in the spiritual and moral education of the younger generation and in connection with the 60th anniversary of the birth of the President of the Russian Hockey Federation, deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, member of the Patriarchal Council for Culture V.A. Tretyak was awarded the Order of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Dimitry Donskoy, II degree;
in attention to the contribution to the preservation of national shrines, monuments of history and Russian culture and in connection with the 85th anniversary of the birth of the prose writer, literary critic, public figure, honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation D.A. Zhukov was awarded the Order St. Sergius Radonezh III degree;
taking into account many years of work in the preservation and development of the traditions of Russian national choral art and in connection with the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Moscow State Academy of Arts, professor of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music V.N. Minin was awarded the Order of Glory and Honor, III degree;
in consideration of the outstanding contribution to the musical life of the country and in connection with the 60th anniversary of his birth, the artistic director of the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra Yu.A. Bashmet was awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh III degree;
taking into account many years of work in the preservation and development of national musical culture and in connection with the 75th anniversary of his birth, member of the Union of Composers and the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Association of Electroacoustic Music E.N. Artemiev was awarded the Order of St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, III degree.
Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) presented the projects of the Patriarchal Council for Culture: "The 400th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty" and "History of Russia: the spiritual connection of times and generations." As a result of the discussion, a working group Patriarchal Council for Culture for the implementation of these projects.
Composition of the Patriarchal Council for Culture:
1. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' - Chairman
2. Metropolitan Yuvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna - Deputy Chairman
3. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
4. Archbishop of Berlin-Germany and Great Britain Mark
5. Archbishop of Tulchinsky and Bratslav Jonathan
6. Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk and Bykhov
7. Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society
8. Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), Abbot of the Sretensky Monastery in Moscow - Executive Secretary
9. Archpriest Leonid Kalinin, Rector of the Church of the Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome, Moscow
10. Archpriest Nikolai Sokolov, Rector of the Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, Moscow
11. Ansimov Georgy Pavlovich, director of the State Bolshoi Theater
12. Bezrukov Sergey Vitalievich, People's Artist of Russia
13. Burlyaev Nikolai Petrovich, People's Artist of Russia
14. Vyazemsky Yuri Pavlovich, Head of the Department of World Literature and Culture, MGIMO (U) MFA
15. Gagarina Elena Yurievna, General Director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve "Moscow Kremlin"
16. Ilkaev Radiy Ivanovich, Scientific Supervisor of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics
17. Kazenin Vladislav Igorevich, Chairman of the Union of Composers
18. Kinchev Konstantin Evgenievich, musician, poet
19. Yury Mikhailovich Kublanovskiy, poet, member of the Writers' Union of Russia
20. Legoyda Vladimir Romanovich, Chairman of the Synodal Information Department
21. Liepa Andris Marisovich, People's Artist of Russia
22. Lupan Viktor Nikolaevich, head of the editorial board of the newspaper "Russian Thought"
23. Mazurov Alexey Borisovich, Rector of the Kolomna State Pedagogical Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences
24. Narochnitskaya Natalia Alekseevna, Head of the European Institute for Democracy and Cooperation (Paris), Chairman of the Historical Perspective Foundation
25. Nemov Alexey Yurievich, four-time Olympic champion
26. Nesterenko Vasily Igorevich, People's Artist of Russia, active member Russian Academy of Arts
27. Pakhmutova Alexandra Nikolaevna, songwriter (as agreed)
28. Alexey Petrenko, People's Artist of the RSFSR
29. Povetkin Alexander Vladimirovich, Olympic champion (by agreement)
30. Puzakov Alexey Alexandrovich, Honored Artist of Russia, conductor of the Moscow Synodal Choir
31. Rasputin Valentin Grigorievich, writer, co-chairman of the Writers' Union of Russia
32. Lyubov Timofeevna Rakhmanina, head of the Helsinki National Ballet School
33. Rybnikov Alexey Lvovich, composer, People's Artist of Russia
34. Sarabyanov Vladimir Dmitrievich, restorer of the highest qualification, candidate of art history
35. Sokolov Alexander Sergeevich, Professor, Rector of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory
36. Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich, People's Artist of the USSR, Head of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia
37. Petr Petrovich Tolochko, Chairman of the Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
38. Tretiak Vladislav Aleksandrovich, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation
39. Tukhmanov David Fedorovich, composer, People's Artist of Russia
40. Fedoseev Vladimir Ivanovich, People's Artist of the USSR, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tchaikovsky Grand Symphony Orchestra
41. Khorkina Svetlana Vasilievna, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, two-time Olympic champion
42. Khotinenko Vladimir Ivanovich, film director, People's Artist of Russia
43. Shumakov Sergey Leonidovich, editor-in-chief of the television channel "Culture"
Honorary Members of the Patriarchal Council for Culture
1. Bokov Andrey Vladimirovich, President of the Union of Architects of Russia
2. Ganichev Valery Nikolaevich, Chairman of the Board of the Union of Writers of Russia
3. Glazunov Ilya Sergeevich, People's Artist of the USSR, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Rector of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
4. Kovalchuk Andrei Nikolaevich, Chairman of the Union of Artists of Russia, People's Artist of Russia, member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts
5. Aleksandr Petrovich Kudryavtsev, President of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Sciences, Professor, Candidate of Architecture, Honored Architect of the Russian Federation
6. Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeevich, People's Artist of Russia, Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia
7. Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli, People's Artist of the USSR, President of the Russian Academy of Arts
8. Shilov Alexander Maksovich, People's Artist of the USSR
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