The spiritual meaning of the Russian autocracy will be discussed on October 18 at an open meeting in the Trinity-Sergius Lavratranslated

On October 18, 2026, a meeting dedicated to the spiritual meaning of the Russian autocracy will take place in the Great Hall of the Moscow Theological Academy in the Holy Trinity Lavra of Sergius in Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region.

This will be the second open dialogue in the series of conversations “The spiritual meaning of the Russian autocracy. From Saint Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky to Nicholas II,” which is held on the eve of the 145th anniversary of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IPOS), the organizers told Thomas magazine.

The project addresses the spiritual meaning of Russian autocracy, its connection with the Orthodox faith and the historical fate of Russia, considering state power not only as management, but, above all, as responsibility, duty and service to God, the Fatherland and the people.

The purpose of the meeting on October 18 will be “through an appeal to the historical experience of the Russian kingdom, to see the spiritual meaning of key events and historical figures of the era, to trace how the idea of ​​the purpose of the state and the ruler was formed, and to show what place the Orthodox tradition occupied in this process.”

In the format of an open dialogue, hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, historians, art historians and public figures will discuss how...