Universal History Annotation << Back PATRIOTIC ROLE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: HISTORICAL DIGRESSION Yu.V. Pershina, T.Yu. Yeremina The Russian Orthodox Church in the history of the Russian state played a signifi cant role. The basis of the patriotic position of the Church was the Christian doctrine of war and military duty. The Russian Orthodox Church acted from the position of struggle against the external enemy (Mongol conquest and domination over Russia, Polish-Swedish intervention in the time of Troubles, Patriotic war in 1812, Great Patriotic war). The Russian Orthodox Church is the guardian of the spiritual and moral values and cultural and historical heritage of Russian society. Keywords: patriotism; Russian Orthodox Church; state; society. DOI: 10.25791/vseist.03.2018.178 Contacts: E-mail: socium@kirovipk.ru Pp. 03-08.