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Book SynopsisRadical Protestant Christianity became widespread in rural parts of southern Russia and Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book studies the origins and evolutions of the theory and practices of these radicals and their contribution to an alternative culture in the region.
Trade ReviewExtremely well-written work that contributes to a neglected aspect of Russian religious history. Zhuk displays a clear mastery of the material and presents the details of the reformation without losing the thread fo the narrative. -- Lee Trepanier Religion and Politics Newsletter A valuable book on radical Protestantism in rural Russia and Ukraine... provocatively shows how Christian radicalism prepared the peasantry to accept and approve the revolution. Choice 2005 A vivid study of Protestant sectarianism in the multiethnic regions of southern Russia and Ukraine. American Historical Review 2005 Stimulating study... For anyone interested in gaining a sense of the religious ferment in Ukraine where Mennonites were centered and Mennonite Brethren had their beginning. -- Harold Jantz Mennonite Brethren Herald 2005 A very valuable contribution to Russian and especially Ukrainian religious history. -- Michael Rowe Journal of Ecclesiastical History 2005 This study will help to open the way for further research and cooperation between Russian, Ukrainian and Mennonite scholars. -- James Urry Mennonite Quarterly Review 2006 Zhuk displays a clear understanding of the ethos of peasant life as he explores the ethnic and demographic situation. Canadian Slavonic Papers 2006 Zhuk offers a bold vision of religious movements that grew out of and never strayed very far from the dominant Orthodox creed. Revolutionary Russia 2006 Through exhaustive archival research and wonderfully chosen photographs, Zhuk has succeed in bringing back to life forgotten sectarians and their complicated relation with Orthodox Christianity. -- Nadieszda Kizenko Journal of Modern History 2006 Adds to the growing body of work that shows how large, variegated, and peculiar these people were. -- Alexander Etkind Church History 2006 Readers will find Zhuk's interpretation of south Russian or Ukrainian peasant culture to be worth consideration and his careful description of popular beliefs and religious syncretism of compelling interest. Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2007 A thickly detailed study of religious radicalism in the southern Russian Empire from 1830 to 1914. -- Brian P. Bennett History of Religions 2008
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Map of the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire
Preface
Introduction. The Forgotten Pioneers of Radical Evangelicalism in Russia—Historiography, Theory, and Sources
Chapter 1. Colonization, Emancipation, and Religious Radicalism
Chapter 2. The Shalaputs
Chapter 3. The Stundists
Chapter 4. Peasant Theologians and the Protestant Ethic
Chapter 5. The Stundo-Shalaputs, or the Maliovantsy
Chapter 6. Orthodox Peasants No More
Chapter 7. The Religious Radicals' Rebellion
Epilogue. From Christian Millennium to Bolshevik Utopia
Appendix A Population of Southern Russian and Ukrainian Provinces, 1861–1900, according to the Governors' Reports
Appendix B. Sects in the Southern European Provinces of the Russian Empire, according to the Census of 1897
Appendix C. The Registered Sects in the Southern European Provinces of the Russian Empire, according to the Census of 1909–10
Selected Bibliography
Index
