The Political Mood of Orthodox Clergy in Crimea during the Nazi Occupation
Journal: Modern History of Russia
Year: 2019

During the Nazi occupation the Orthodox clergy in Crimea did not remain united in their political views and attitude towards the German invaders. Almost immediately, there were many active supporters of the new regime on the peninsula, includeing some in the political structures of religious lifethere. At the same time, those clergymen who belonged to the Renovationist orientation had pro-Soviet views and could not integrate into the new church-state relations. They identified their main task as