THE CHURCH CHARITY IN MODERN HISTORY OF RUSSIA:SOME ASPECTS OF FUNDING THE MOSCOW DIOCESE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR RESTORING THE RUINED SHRINES

Abstract

The article investigates some aspects of the Russian Orthodox Church’s social role in the modern history of Russia. The purpose of the article is to study the financial aspects of the Charity Fund of the Moscow diocese for the restoration of the destroyed shrines, to identify the main sources of funds for the church charity and the channels of their expenditure. The article deals with the following research tasks: to identify the main sources of funding of the Fund, as well as their dynamics within the period of 2015-2017; to identify the main channels of expenditure of the Fund and their dynamics within the period of 2015-2017; to analyze the financial aspects of the Fund in terms of the development of the church-state relations in Russia and to identify the role of the state in the church charity of the modern ROC. It is concluded that the share of state funding of the Fund and its evolution from the church to the church-state status is increasing. It is due to the fact that it is a manifestation of the general trend of cooperation activation between the state and the church in solving social problems in Russia in the 2000s.