THE ISSUE OF OBTAINING VISAS FOR THE REPRESENTATIVESOF THE MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE AND THE EXARCHATE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AS AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM IN THE LATE 1940S AND EARLY 1960S

Abstract

Aim. To investigate the process of obtaining visas for the leaders of the American Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as an international problem Methodology. The research involved an analysis of documentary materials of state and public organizations describing the events that took place in the USSR and the USA during the Сold War. The work was based on the principles of historicism using the method of systematic research, which allowed a deep scientific analysis of the problem under consideration. Results. The article demonstrates the important role of the policy conducted by the ROC as one of the key institutions of foreign policy relations between the world powers. Specific features of reaching the consensus on the most complex issues of international life were shown. Research implications. The article introduces new scientific data, which can be used as a basis for special courses on the history of the ROC, the Russian state and public organizations.